HB 629 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to a proposed subdivision's connection to a public water supply or wastewater system

HB 629 revises laws regarding connections between proposed subdivisions and public water or wastewater systems. It mandates that county and municipal water or sewer systems must accept a proposed subdivision's request for connection under specific circumstances. These conditions include the subdivision's boundary being within 501 to 1,000 feet of the public system, and the system certifying it has adequate capacity and meets all regulatory requirements. The bill also directs the Department of Environmental Quality to amend its administrative rules to align with these new provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
50
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0)
senate
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Apr 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-5-1)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Fitzpatrick
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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