HB 889 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws

HB 889 aimed to revise laws governing local government land use regulations and county zoning. The bill proposed that certain requirements related to "sensitive lands" could not be included in growth policies for areas located outside of city limits. It also detailed the required contents for local growth policies, affecting how counties and cities plan for future development and manage resources. This legislation would have impacted local governments' authority over land use planning in unincorporated areas.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0889_1(4).pdf HB0889_2.pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect a new numbering scheme, changing the identifier from 'HB 889.1' to 'HB0889.2'. This change appears to be a technical adjustment to the bill's versioning and does not alter the substantive policy, scope, or requirements of the legislation.
TECHNICAL

The bill number and version identifier were updated from 'HB 889.1' to 'HB0889.2' in the header and page footers.

Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2025

How they voted

5544
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Apr 4, 2025
D Democratic42
41 Nay 1
97% Nay
R Republican58
55 Yea 3 Nay
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Apr 4, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (55-44-1)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Jedediah Hinkle
Jedediah Hinkle
RRepublican
MT
67