# Montana HB 426: Clarifying laws related to real estate appraisers

Montana HB 426, Clarifying laws related to real estate appraisers, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Valerie Moore (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 426
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Clarifying laws related to real estate appraisers
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-07
- Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (289 yes, 9 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stricter ownership rules for appraisal management companies: cost, high. The law tightens who can own and register an appraisal management company in Montana. An AMC cannot be directly or indirectly owned by anyone who had an appraiser or AMC license refused, denied, canceled, revoked for substantive cause, or surrendered while facing revocation in any state, including…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Valerie Moore (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Hunter (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 2 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-26: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-24: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-07: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3ca26906-ee60-4a55-9320-55333bab83b0)
- Enrolled, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ed25ec33-ea3f-427b-b889-e648d9193847)
- Introduced, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0abf1555-7d23-4bf3-ba05-de597c91edeb)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3ca26906-ee60-4a55-9320-55333bab83b0)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ed25ec33-ea3f-427b-b889-e648d9193847)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0abf1555-7d23-4bf3-ba05-de597c91edeb)

## 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-HB426-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).