# Montana HB 713: Revise municipal zoning laws

Montana HB 713, Revise municipal zoning laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Larry Brewster (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 713
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise municipal zoning laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Planning, Cities and Towns, Local Government
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (290 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public zoning hearings and joint annexation hearings: benefit, low. Cities and towns must hold a public hearing before any zoning rule, restriction, or boundary change takes effect. They must publish the time and place at least 15 days in advance in a local newspaper. Residents and interested parties can speak at the hearing. For annexations, a city may hold one co…
- State zoning protest process ended: cost, low. The law repeals the state protest process for changing zoning rules (Montana Code 76-2-305). People can no longer use that statute to file a protest. They must rely on other local or legal ways to challenge zoning changes.
- Faster zone boundary changes: mixed, low. When a change only moves a zone map boundary, the city council adopts it by resolution. The boundary change takes effect immediately when adopted. This applies only if no other zoning rules are changed.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Forrest Mandeville (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-16 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 96 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 2 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-19: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-17: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-24: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=095a5e34-3526-47f2-9c7e-cad1fd37f833)
- Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=392b3b1e-8c99-4c53-a7b8-b442a531ae9d)

## 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=095a5e34-3526-47f2-9c7e-cad1fd37f833)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=392b3b1e-8c99-4c53-a7b8-b442a531ae9d)

## 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-HB713-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).