# Montana SB 101: Revise laws related to squatting Montana SB 101, Revise laws related to squatting, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Becky Beard (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB101-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 101 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise laws related to squatting - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-06 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Property, Crimes - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (258 yes, 140 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New crimes for squatting and rental scams: cost, medium. The law makes unlawful squatting a misdemeanor. Courts must order payment equal to the fair market rent for the time stayed, on top of criminal penalties. Using fake papers to claim permission is forgery. If a squatter intentionally damages property, that is criminal mischief with extra penalties.… - Faster police removal of unlawful occupants: mixed, low. Police can immediately remove a person who is unlawfully squatting. An owner or authorized agent can ask police to remove an unauthorized person, and to stand by while locks are changed and personal items are removed. A person who cannot show authorization to be there may be removed. Permission can… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 35 | 15 | | | 2025-03-31 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 37 | 13 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 41 | | | 2025-03-26 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 42 | | | 2025-01-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 35 | 14 | | | 2025-01-23 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 35 | 15 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-04-01: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-03: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-31: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-27: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-27: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-01-24: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-06: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0107c739-f2b0-4636-9882-f8148535c7c0) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f8dbdb1d-19f0-4952-924e-fa92af2082b0) - Introduced, 2025-01-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4592b50b-c72d-4e5f-8e70-ba52019b8a1a) ## 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 188: Revising solar energy policy laws (vetoed) ## Sources - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0107c739-f2b0-4636-9882-f8148535c7c0) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f8dbdb1d-19f0-4952-924e-fa92af2082b0) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4592b50b-c72d-4e5f-8e70-ba52019b8a1a) ## 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 188: Revising solar energy policy laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB188-2025) - [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-SB101-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).