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MontanaHB 19269th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Revise county clerk and recorder fee for recording documents

Sponsored By: Julie Darling (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Local GovernmentPropertyRevenue, StateRule Making

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.

Higher recording fees for land records

Beginning October 1, 2025, county clerks charge $20 for the first page and $10 for each extra page to record a document. The same rates apply per page or fraction, including when recording is done by photographic or similar process. If your document does not meet the standard format, you pay the standard fee plus a $10 surcharge. Limited statutory exceptions apply. Beginning July 1, 2027, the Department of Revenue adjusts these fees every two years for inflation using the June CPI versus June 2025, rounding down to the nearest dollar.

More recording-fee money to records and maps

Starting October 1, 2025, each page fee is split: $2 to the county records preservation fund, $0.75 to the county land information account, $2.25 to the state geospatial information account, and the rest to the county as provided by law. Also, $2 from each photographic-process recording fee goes to the records preservation fund (up from $1). If you pay the $10 nonstandard document surcharge, that $10 goes into the records preservation fund. Counties may move money not needed for preservation from that fund to the county general fund. Beginning July 1, 2027, these set amounts adjust for inflation every two years and round down to the nearest quarter dollar.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Julie Darling

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 461 • No: 34

House vote • 4/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 96 • No: 2

House vote • 4/17/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/9/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 44 • No: 5

Senate vote • 4/8/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 46 • No: 4

House vote • 2/4/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 87 • No: 13

House vote • 2/3/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 89 • No: 10

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/13/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/8/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/2/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/2/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/29/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/20/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/18/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/18/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/17/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/9/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading

    4/9/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading

    4/8/2025Senate

  13. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

    3/29/2025House

  14. Revised Fiscal Note Received

    3/28/2025House

  15. Revised Fiscal Note Requested

    3/25/2025House

  16. Committee Report

    3/24/2025Senate

  17. Committee Executive Action

    3/21/2025Senate

  18. Hearing

    3/5/2025Senate

  19. Referred to Committee

    2/18/2025Senate

  20. 1st Reading

    2/5/2025Senate

  21. Transmitted to Senate

    2/4/2025House

  22. 3rd Reading

    2/4/2025House

  23. 2nd Reading

    2/3/2025House

  24. Committee Report

    1/30/2025House

  25. Committee Executive Action

    1/30/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/18/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    3/24/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/14/2025

    PDF

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