# Montana HB 387: Revise laws related to highway reconstruction

Montana HB 387, Revise laws related to highway reconstruction, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Denise Baum (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-05 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 387
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to highway reconstruction
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Last action: 2025-05-05, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Transportation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (296 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Transportation Department must file right-of-way plans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Transportation Department must file a right-of-way plan when it sets the location or width of a new or rebuilt highway, or makes a road controlled-access. The plan shows the centerline, highway width, the boundary lines of each private property crossed, the owner’s name,…
- Homeowners get no pay for post-plan builds: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, once the Transportation Department files a right-of-way plan that covers your land, you cannot get paid for buildings, improvements, or new subdivisions you add after that filing. This rule applies if the state later buys your land or takes it through condemnation. Crops and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Denise Baum (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-05: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-01: 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)
- 2025-04-15: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-20: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-05: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=38de6062-4ede-41e5-9a60-f8b5ddb74966)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97b73110-aadc-44da-a350-a6b385b49e07)
- Introduced, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ace31c67-d6f1-4d3f-a5dd-37a26c3fbab2)

## 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=38de6062-4ede-41e5-9a60-f8b5ddb74966)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=97b73110-aadc-44da-a350-a6b385b49e07)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ace31c67-d6f1-4d3f-a5dd-37a26c3fbab2)

## 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-HB387-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).