# Montana HB 225: Revising laws related to home inspections Montana HB 225, Revising laws related to home inspections, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB225-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 225 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revising laws related to home inspections - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-15 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Property, Revenue, State, Rule Making, Professions and Occupations E-N - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (484 yes, 12 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger inspection reports and conflict rules: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, licensed home inspectors must give clients a written report after each inspection unless the client signs a written waiver. The report must list systems checked, major visible defects, and when to seek further review. Inspectors may not take pay from more than one interes… - Home inspectors need license, training, insurance: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, anyone paid to do a home inspection must hold a state license. To get and keep it, you need at least 40 hours of department‑approved training, membership in a national home inspection association, and at least $125,000 in errors‑and‑omissions insurance. The Department of… - Contractor fees capped; inspectors regulated separately: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, construction contractor registration fees for issuing, renewing, or reinstating a certificate are capped at $70. Fees go into a special account, and 15% pays for an industry and consumer information program. The law removes home inspectors from this contractor chapter. Ho… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 6 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 44 | 6 | | | 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-02-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-20: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-09: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-06: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-06: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-05: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-31: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-20: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-01-20: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-15: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4f19ea8-f4d7-422a-acd7-6ade8f6868d5) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d4c1785-86a2-4662-8f14-1ffe2bf98b74) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fab6bcdd-82c7-4a1b-a14b-b38472295de6) - Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b6ff3719-341a-49bf-b753-67dd55d84715) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4f19ea8-f4d7-422a-acd7-6ade8f6868d5) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6d4c1785-86a2-4662-8f14-1ffe2bf98b74) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=fab6bcdd-82c7-4a1b-a14b-b38472295de6) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b6ff3719-341a-49bf-b753-67dd55d84715) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB225-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).