# Montana HB 299: Define public purpose of easements on state lands Montana HB 299, Define public purpose of easements on state lands, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Eric Tilleman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB299-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 299 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Define public purpose of easements on state lands - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-23 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Environmental Protection, State Government, Property, State Lands - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (292 yes, 5 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Broader easements on Montana state land: benefit, low. The state now allows more types of easements on state land. Uses include school sites, parks, trails, community buildings, and cemeteries. Conservation easements to Fish, Wildlife, and Parks or a nonprofit apply only if the parcel is next to land they owned on January 1, 2001. Rights-of-way for roa… - Easements end when use stops: cost, medium. Easements for rights-of-way, encroaching private buildings or sewage systems, navigable river beds, and pre-1997 roads or utilities end when the land stops being used for that purpose. The state ends the easement by sending notice to the easement holder. The notice is served at the holder’s last-kn… - New survey rules for state easements: mixed, low. Easement applications must include an affidavit from a licensed engineer or surveyor. It must show methods are accurate within 5 meters and tied to a section or quarter-corner monument. For power lines, pipelines, and telephone or radio systems, a centerline description is enough. The department do… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Eric Tilleman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Pat Flowers (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 3 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 | | ## Actions (23) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-16: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-23: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4f58315-bb4d-49bf-84e4-82f536b6777f) - Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=75f94ae5-19c1-43e6-87c6-92c29678a5fd) ## 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=e4f58315-bb4d-49bf-84e4-82f536b6777f) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=75f94ae5-19c1-43e6-87c6-92c29678a5fd) ## 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) - [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-HB299-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).