# Montana HB 318: Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements

Montana HB 318, Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Larry Brewster (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 318
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require appeal process for certain local government health requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-27
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Local Government, Health
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (427 yes, 62 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on wells and septic near neighbors: mixed, medium. 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,…
- Right to appeal strict local sewage permits: mixed, low. 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 reg…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 87 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-14 | House | Do Concur | pass | 52 | 48 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-14 | House | Do Pass | pass | 92 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-15: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-14: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: 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)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8f9ea8a4-a9ba-4d47-8f9b-698472947e1e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=52d61d09-1997-4b97-a566-53e0d8b28001)
- Introduced, 2025-01-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e68fa782-9b86-470a-a184-335ca2c2832c)

## 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=8f9ea8a4-a9ba-4d47-8f9b-698472947e1e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=52d61d09-1997-4b97-a566-53e0d8b28001)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e68fa782-9b86-470a-a184-335ca2c2832c)

## 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-HB318-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).