# Montana HB 208: Providing authority for municipalities to control unauthorized occupancy of municipal property

Montana HB 208, Providing authority for municipalities to control unauthorized occupancy of municipal property, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Greg Overstreet (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 208
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Providing authority for municipalities to control unauthorized occupancy of municipal property
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Greg Overstreet (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Government, Cities and Towns
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (237 yes, 55 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Wider city powers to manage services: benefit, low. The law lets municipalities use any powers, consistent with state law, that they need to run approved services and programs. Cities can make local rules and take steps to manage services they already provide. This authority does not override state law.
- Cities can ban camping on city land: mixed, low. The law lets municipalities prohibit or set rules for sleeping, camping, or living on city‑owned land. Cities can also ban or limit leaving personal property on that land, short or long term. These rules apply only to municipal real property and must follow state law. Cities can enforce them with o…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Greg Overstreet (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 11 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 77 | 17 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 21 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-22: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-11: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-16: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=95789295-3149-47ea-8aa1-97540054dcb9)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c594ab98-310b-4643-95dc-772086d977c6)
- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bdeea05e-a216-4cb1-8b75-f4b5ca8601b5)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=95789295-3149-47ea-8aa1-97540054dcb9)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c594ab98-310b-4643-95dc-772086d977c6)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bdeea05e-a216-4cb1-8b75-f4b5ca8601b5)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB208-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).