# Montana HB 810: Revise tenant landlord laws

Montana HB 810, Revise tenant landlord laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Mary Caferro (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-06-12 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 810
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise tenant landlord laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-06-12, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Mary Caferro (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Landlord and Tenant
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (462 yes, 33 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No extra fees for rent payment method: mixed, low. Effective immediately, Montana sets clear rules on rent payments. Rent payment types include cash, check, electronic, or other forms you and the landlord agree to under state law. Landlords cannot add extra fees just because of how you pay. For electronic payments, a landlord may pass through a rea…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Caferro (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Cora Neumann (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 91 | 7 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2025-06-12: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-06-09: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-06-02: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-29: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-23: 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)
- 2025-04-12: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-06: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: 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)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-04: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=da2ce79a-081f-460f-bbed-ea6cf35ea1ca)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a87a2f8-4d35-481f-b4a8-f5b997fb121d)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a9591705-833d-44b6-ad5c-0696f3d947a0)

## 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=da2ce79a-081f-460f-bbed-ea6cf35ea1ca)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a87a2f8-4d35-481f-b4a8-f5b997fb121d)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a9591705-833d-44b6-ad5c-0696f3d947a0)

## 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-HB810-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).