# Montana HB 785: Revise laws related to manufactured homes

Montana HB 785, Revise laws related to manufactured homes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Terry Falk (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 785
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to manufactured homes
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-25
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Terry Falk (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Property, Taxation--Property
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (494 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Real property status for older manufactured homes: benefit, low. Montana now lets some older manufactured homes be treated as real property. Your home must be built before October 1, 2005 and missing factory ID tags. You must remove the running gear and attach the home to a permanent foundation so it cannot be towed on public highways. It must sit on land you ow…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Terry Falk (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (34)

- 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)
- 2025-04-21: 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)
- 2025-04-07: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: 2nd Reading (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 Report (House)
- 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-25: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-25: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bb04b1ca-fef9-4e39-8bcb-7080a149d627)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4b5745b6-d071-40d9-95f2-e9515b73331b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eb67d16f-1451-49c2-8078-ff4fa4440d6f)

## 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=bb04b1ca-fef9-4e39-8bcb-7080a149d627)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4b5745b6-d071-40d9-95f2-e9515b73331b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eb67d16f-1451-49c2-8078-ff4fa4440d6f)

## 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-HB785-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).