# Montana HB 742: Revise nuisance compliance laws Montana HB 742, Revise nuisance compliance laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Gist (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-21 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB742-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 742 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise nuisance compliance laws - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-25 - Last action: 2025-05-21, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Local Government, Cities and Towns, Counties - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (368 yes, 127 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Notices allowed on accessible parking violators: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, cities and towns cannot ban placing a notice of violation on a vehicle parked illegally in an accessible parking space. This supports enforcement and helps keep accessible spaces open for people who need them. - Cities can act on more nuisances: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, city and town councils can regulate and clean up conditions that endanger health or safety, are offensive to the senses, or block the free use and enjoyment of property by a whole community, a neighborhood, or many people. A problem stays a nuisance even if it affects som… - Three neighbors needed for decay inspections: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, if your county lets citizens file community decay complaints, officers cannot inspect based on those complaints unless at least three property owners within one-fourth of a mile file complaints. The county may skip this threshold if leaders find a health violation that ma… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Steve Gist (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 64 | 35 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 30 | 18 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 26 | 24 | | | 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 69 | 30 | | | 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 20 | | ## Actions (29) - 2025-05-21: 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) - 2025-04-21: 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) - 2025-04-08: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Hearing Canceled (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate) - 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) - 2025-03-06: 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) - 2025-02-25: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1ce7fa46-56a9-4f3b-ba44-d4e3804d509b) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=72cd30d0-21f5-43ed-ba63-b0621e23d5ae) - Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=339577cc-37fc-460f-9bd7-c079a4045d8d) ## 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=1ce7fa46-56a9-4f3b-ba44-d4e3804d509b) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=72cd30d0-21f5-43ed-ba63-b0621e23d5ae) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=339577cc-37fc-460f-9bd7-c079a4045d8d) ## 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) - [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-HB742-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).