# Montana HB 714: Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review Montana HB 714, Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Larry Brewster (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB714-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 714 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws for divisions of land exempt from subdivision review - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Planning, Cities and Towns, Counties, Local Government, Property - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (326 yes, 165 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Big fines for evading land-split rules: cost, high. If a court finds, using documented evidence, that you knowingly evaded the subdivision law through an exempt division, you owe a civil penalty to the local government. The fine is at least $10,000 per division. If the parcel was sold to a third party, the fine is 10% of the sale price if that is mo… - Pay property taxes before land splits: cost, medium. You cannot divide land until the county treasurer certifies that all property taxes and special assessments on the land are paid. If the split involves centrally assessed property and the tax bill does not show the split, the Department of Revenue must prorate the taxes on a reasonable basis. You m… - Old covenants stick after lot changes: cost, low. When you move lot lines or combine parcels, the old covenants and restrictions still apply to those areas. The same rules that applied before the change continue to bind the land after the boundary changes. - Rules for family land splits: mixed, medium. A lot split inside an already approved subdivision is exempt from another subdivision review if the new lots are allowed sizes and you gift or sell to an immediate family member. In zoning districts, each new family-transfer lot and the remaining lot must be at least 5 acres unless local zoning all… - Standard review and $400 cap: mixed, low. Your local government must review your land split or combination and decide if subdivision rules apply. Once your file is complete, they must approve or deny it within 20 working days. They may charge a one-time review fee, capped at $400. They cannot add extra approval conditions except what is ne… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 41 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 62 | 38 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 3 | | | 2025-04-10 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 45 | 3 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 43 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 61 | 37 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-20: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-11: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-10: 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) - 2025-03-06: 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, 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c510cce9-b693-4360-b5cf-609227a0877a) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f954906a-1cb9-48c3-9082-3547b81f25df) - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=86b63ff1-a697-46d7-b16f-0e4575a838be) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) - SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c510cce9-b693-4360-b5cf-609227a0877a) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f954906a-1cb9-48c3-9082-3547b81f25df) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=86b63ff1-a697-46d7-b16f-0e4575a838be) ## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB714-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).