# Montana HB 731: Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft

Montana HB 731, Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Shane Klakken (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 731
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to airports and light aircraft
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Shane Klakken (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Information Technology, Transportation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (214 yes, 83 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shane Klakken (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brad Barker (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 65 | 34 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | AMD-HB0731.002.001 Klakken DO PASS | pass | 86 | 13 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 63 | 36 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-19: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-07: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-03-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-28: Taken from Table in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-25: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-25: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-05: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=00027e8b-b2a1-48f1-8140-b23d2939bf14)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-03: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d6344d84-9c07-4bd7-b503-c7b0ec74b920)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=46d9cdb8-cd8c-4621-bce8-24d9625f4583)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=00027e8b-b2a1-48f1-8140-b23d2939bf14)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d6344d84-9c07-4bd7-b503-c7b0ec74b920)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=46d9cdb8-cd8c-4621-bce8-24d9625f4583)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB731-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).