# Montana HB 889: Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws

Montana HB 889, Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jedediah Hinkle (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-16).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB889-2025
- As of: 2026-10-16
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 889
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise local growth policy and county zoning laws
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Local Government, Appropriations, Counties, Planning, Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (167 yes, 130 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: Jedediah Hinkle (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | fail | 41 | 58 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | AMD-HB0889.001.001 Hinkle J DO PASS | pass | 71 | 28 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 55 | 44 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 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)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-27: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=16fe1699-bf0a-47d4-a64f-1e14f1fb5c02)
- Introduced, 2025-03-27: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae8ea020-9f2b-4be3-bb1b-654339e262ec)

## 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=16fe1699-bf0a-47d4-a64f-1e14f1fb5c02)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae8ea020-9f2b-4be3-bb1b-654339e262ec)

## 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-HB889-2025 (as of 2026-10-16).