# Montana HB 872: Revise licensing laws

Montana HB 872, Revise licensing laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 872
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise licensing laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-26
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Economic Development, Appropriations, Professions and Occupations Generally
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (293 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Faster cheaper value estimates for loans: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law defines a new "evaluation" as a value estimate a lender can use when a full appraisal is not required by federal rules. Lenders and buyers can use evaluations instead of full appraisals in those cases, which can speed up deals and lower costs. People who are not lice…
- One-time $1,000 to implement changes: cost, low. The law gives a one-time $1,000 from the state general fund to the Department of Labor and Industry for the fiscal year starting July 1, 2025. The money helps the department put the new appraisal rules in place.
- Rules for appraisers doing evaluations: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensed or certified appraisers may provide an evaluation in transactions allowed by federal guidance. That evaluation does not have to follow USPAP. The evaluation cannot say the provider is licensed or certified, and the first page must state: "This is an evaluation not s…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 95 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-24: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Returned to House (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing (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

- Enrolled, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=59fb81af-a19a-4915-a849-465069dac306)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=144c599f-44e4-4e20-afb8-5b793801a640)
- Introduced, 2025-03-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0d12cefd-7395-42ac-a0eb-716e4cb4836e)

## 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=59fb81af-a19a-4915-a849-465069dac306)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=144c599f-44e4-4e20-afb8-5b793801a640)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0d12cefd-7395-42ac-a0eb-716e4cb4836e)

## 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-HB872-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).