Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB889: Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to local government land use regulations; providing that certain sensitive lands requirements may not be included in growth policies for lands outside of city limits; revising county zoning requirements; providing an appropriation; amending sections 76-1-601, 76-2-203, and 762-212, mca; and providing an effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAND USE REGULATIONS; PROVIDING THAT CERTAIN SENSITIVE LANDS REQUIREMENTS MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN GROWTH POLICIES FOR LANDS OUTSIDE OF CITY LIMITS; REVISING COUNTY ZONING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 76-1-601, 76-2-203, AND 762-212, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 76-1-601, MCA, is amended to read: "76-1-601. Growth policy -- contents. (1) A growth policy may cover all or part of the jurisdictional area. (2) The extent to which a growth policy addresses the elements listed in subsection (3) is at the full discretion of the governing body. (3) A growth policy must (b) maps and text describing an inventory of the existing characteristics and features of the jurisdictional area, (ii) population; (iii) housing needs; (iv) economic conditions; (v) local services; (vi) public facilities; (vii) natural resources; (viii) sand and gravel resources; and - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB0889.2 (ix) other characteristics and features proposed by the planning board and adopted by the governing bodies; (c) projected trends for the life of the growth policy for each of the following (ii) population; (iii) housing needs; (iv) economic conditions; (v) local services; (vi) natural …
Sponsors
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend
- : (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
- : (H) Hearing
Votes
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 41 yea, 58 nay, failed
- Do Pass As Amended (April 4, 2025): 54 yea, 44 nay, passed
- AMD-HB0889.001.001 Hinkle J DO PASS (April 4, 2025): 70 yea, 28 nay, passed
Subjects: Property, Appropriations, Planning, Counties, Local Government
Common questions
- What is HB889?
- HB889 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws.
- What does HB889 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to local government land use regulations; providing that certain sensitive lands requirements may not be included in growth policies for lands outside of city limits; revising county zoning requirements; providing an appropriation; amending sections 76-1-601, 76-2-203, and 762-212, mca; and providing an effective date.".
- What is the status of HB889?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB889?
- Hinkle, Jedediah (R, 67).
- Where is the official record for HB889?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1276
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