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MontanaHB 31869th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)House

Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements

Sponsored By: Larry Brewster (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Local GovernmentHealth

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Limits on wells and septic near neighbors

The law limits wells and septic systems that would cross onto a neighbor’s property rights. Where a local health board regulates or permits well drilling, it must ban any well whose isolation zone would encroach on a neighbor’s land without that owner’s OK. For parcels created after March 30, 2011, a subsurface wastewater system is banned if its permitted mixing zone would encroach on a neighbor’s land, except as allowed in 76-4-104(7)(i). This septic rule takes effect only if House Bill 180 also passed and both bills amended section 50-2-116.

Right to appeal strict local sewage permits

The law requires local health boards to include an appeal process for sewage disposal permits. You can challenge a local permit rule that is stricter than state standards. Until a board adds this process, you can appeal to the local governing body. This applies to sewage rules for buildings not regulated under Title 75, chapter 6, or Title 76, chapter 4. If House Bill 658 also passed and amended 50-2-130, appeals no longer cover "local standards adopted in compliance with 50-2-130."

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Larry Brewster

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 427 • No: 62

House vote • 4/15/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 87 • No: 10

House vote • 4/14/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 52 • No: 48

Senate vote • 4/7/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/5/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 2/14/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 92 • No: 2

House vote • 2/13/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 98 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/5/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/1/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/22/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    4/22/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    4/18/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/15/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/15/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/15/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Senate Amendments

    4/14/2025House

  10. Returned to House with Amendments

    4/7/2025Senate

  11. 3rd Reading

    4/7/2025Senate

  12. 2nd Reading

    4/5/2025Senate

  13. Committee Report

    4/3/2025Senate

  14. Committee Executive Action

    3/31/2025Senate

  15. Hearing

    3/5/2025Senate

  16. Referred to Committee

    2/21/2025Senate

  17. 1st Reading

    2/15/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    2/14/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading

    2/14/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading

    2/13/2025House

  21. Committee Report

    2/7/2025House

  22. Committee Executive Action

    2/6/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    2/6/2025House

  24. Hearing

    1/27/2025House

  25. 1st Reading

    1/27/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    4/3/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/27/2025

    PDF

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