# Montana HB 871: Revise requirements to connect to municipal water/sewer system

Montana HB 871, Revise requirements to connect to municipal water/sewer system, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB871-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 871
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise requirements to connect to municipal water/sewer system
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Local Finance, Appropriations, Cities and Towns, Local Government, Planning
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (182 yes, 117 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: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | fail | 47 | 52 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | AMD-HB0871.001.001 Fitzpatrick S DO PASS | pass | 78 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 57 | 43 |   |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-09: Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-04-07: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-29: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-26: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=011c8653-6462-4aa0-a145-3cad1968a4fc)
- Introduced, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5e63b86-befc-4f5b-b41d-8dd3c74bcfdc)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=011c8653-6462-4aa0-a145-3cad1968a4fc)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a5e63b86-befc-4f5b-b41d-8dd3c74bcfdc)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB871-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).