# Montana HB 940: Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way

Montana HB 940, Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Anthony Nicastro (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-16 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 940
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Prohibit overnight camping on state highway right-of-way
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Last action: 2025-05-16, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Anthony Nicastro (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Rule Making, Appropriations, Civil Procedure
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (253 yes, 43 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- No overnight camping on state highways: cost, low. The law bans overnight camping and storing personal property on a state highway right-of-way. Exceptions apply for emergencies set by law enforcement or the department, work crews on duty, and posted rest areas or pullouts for up to 24 hours. If you violate the ban, officers can give you a written…
- Small funds for highway camping enforcement: mixed, low. The law gives $15,000 from the highway restricted account to the Montana Department of Transportation. The money is for the biennium starting July 1, 2025. It pays to carry out sections 1 through 4 of this law. The funds come from the highway restricted account.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anthony Nicastro (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Russ Tempel (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 37 | 13 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Pass | pass | 88 | 9 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 90 | 9 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-16: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-23: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: 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)
- 2025-04-06: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-05: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-04-05: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (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, 2025-04-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cfde791d-da47-4ad3-b9f3-2d16b3204d4a)
- Introduced, 2025-03-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93c8f2fe-7207-4320-83d1-b4d5c7a1f454)

## 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=cfde791d-da47-4ad3-b9f3-2d16b3204d4a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=93c8f2fe-7207-4320-83d1-b4d5c7a1f454)

## 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-HB940-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).