# Montana HB 931: Allow for nonprofit development and management of attainable workforce housing on state lands Montana HB 931, Allow for nonprofit development and management of attainable workforce housing on state lands, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Curtis Schomer (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB931-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 931 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Allow for nonprofit development and management of attainable workforce housing on state lands - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-31 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - School Finance, State Lands, Housing, Revenue, State - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (284 yes, 212 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Some state land homes stay noncommercial: benefit, low. Single-family homes, home sites, and cabin sites licensed or leased under 77-1-208 are not treated as commercial uses. These properties remain in the noncommercial lease category with the related lease treatment. - Nonprofits can build workforce housing on state land: benefit, low. The law lets single-family and multifamily housing on Montana state trust land count as a commercial use when it is done under a master lease. Nonprofit corporations can sign master leases to develop attainable workforce housing. Agencies and developers must use the state’s existing definition of “… - Rules for state land lease pricing and endings: mixed, low. For commercial leases on Montana state trust land, land value comes from an appraisal or a limited valuation. Limited valuation can use comparable land values from within two years and input from local appraisers, assessors, realtors, or market rents. If a lessee breaches the lease, law, or rules,… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Curtis Schomer (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mike Vinton (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wylie Galt (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 33 | 17 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 41 | 9 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 43 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | fail | 50 | 50 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | ReconsAction - put back on the board | pass | 50 | 48 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 45 | | ## Actions (34) - 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) - 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-15: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Reconsidered Previous Action (House) - 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-01: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-01: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-31: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-31: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=399c2a69-c63a-4fc4-b8f3-499292d206ad) - Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d218d675-9d98-4507-9a91-e2dd9c1a5068) ## 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=399c2a69-c63a-4fc4-b8f3-499292d206ad) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d218d675-9d98-4507-9a91-e2dd9c1a5068) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB931-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).