# Montana HB 80: Provide cash lease-only bidding for agriculture leases

Montana HB 80, Provide cash lease-only bidding for agriculture leases, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Randyn Gregg (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-27 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 80
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide cash lease-only bidding for agriculture leases
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-12
- Last action: 2025-03-27, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Randyn Gregg (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Agriculture, State Lands
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (294 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Deadlines and penalties for farm rent: cost, low. For agricultural leases paid on crop-share or cash, rent is due in cash by November 15 of the harvest year. If you miss November 15, you owe a $25 late fee. If rent is still unpaid by December 31, the lease is canceled unless the department grants an extension. Any payment after November 15 must in…
- Cash bids and deposits for farm leases: mixed, medium. Competitive farm leases on state land now use cash bids. You must bid in dollars per acre. The winning bidder gets a cash lease at that rate for the first 10 years. Bidders must submit a deposit: 100% of the annual rental bid for grazing land, or $20 per acre for farm land, paid by certified check,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Randyn Gregg (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Josh Kassmier (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 |   |
| 2025-01-23 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-03-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-03-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-03-18: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-03-05: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-04: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading Pass Consideration (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-23: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-22: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-20: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-17: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-13: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-12: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=eab01b23-92b9-4c0f-abcc-868cd7cad39a)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9dd2b1e6-3e3a-41c5-81f1-a1aabc0c93a1)
- Introduced, 2024-12-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b66ff050-b556-4569-a0de-25f1a61c429f)

## 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=eab01b23-92b9-4c0f-abcc-868cd7cad39a)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9dd2b1e6-3e3a-41c5-81f1-a1aabc0c93a1)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b66ff050-b556-4569-a0de-25f1a61c429f)

## 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-HB80-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).