# Montana HB 416: Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property

Montana HB 416, Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jedediah Hinkle (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 416
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Housing, Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (207 yes, 92 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Homeowners’ associations must ask before entry: mixed, low. The law requires a homeowners’ association to get your permission before entering your property. When asking, it must set a convenient date and time and say which area it needs to access. You may require that you or your agent be present during entry. This does not change the public’s implied right…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 6 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 44 |   |
| 2025-02-25 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 40 |   |

## 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)
- 2025-04-24: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-16: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-26: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1d05fa40-01bf-4f95-82e1-918acafd51a5)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=90ce6ce5-d53b-41b9-83e8-1205095ba69e)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dce863e6-159e-4fa8-98f5-daa23d2bd31d)

## 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=1d05fa40-01bf-4f95-82e1-918acafd51a5)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=90ce6ce5-d53b-41b9-83e8-1205095ba69e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dce863e6-159e-4fa8-98f5-daa23d2bd31d)

## 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-HB416-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).