# Montana SB 149: Revise emotional support animal laws

Montana SB 149, Revise emotional support animal laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Denley Loge (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 149
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise emotional support animal laws
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Health Care Services, Housing, Landlord and Tenant, Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (280 yes, 114 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Limits on support animals in housing: cost, low. Your landlord may require proof that each emotional support animal has needed licenses and vaccinations under state and local rules. This applies to every animal you ask to keep. Giving ESA documents does not force a landlord or business to allow the animal if other laws bar animals. You are respon…
- How renters get support animals in housing: mixed, low. The law lets tenants with a disability ask to keep an emotional support animal as a housing accommodation. A landlord can deny only if the animal is a direct threat to people or property that cannot be reduced by another reasonable step. If your need is not obvious, the landlord can ask for proof f…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 40 | 10 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 62 | 35 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Do Concur | pass | 58 | 40 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 37 | 12 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 34 | 16 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-09: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-08: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-24: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b778abe3-d4e4-4109-8309-479de61404fb)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4db43fb-89a1-4473-9ee8-89f4a817973c)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff38e9a2-36c5-4abd-a830-0bcc85ba06b7)
- Introduced, 2025-01-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af493922-820d-403e-8b38-549cdb59265a)

## 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=b778abe3-d4e4-4109-8309-479de61404fb)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4db43fb-89a1-4473-9ee8-89f4a817973c)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff38e9a2-36c5-4abd-a830-0bcc85ba06b7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=af493922-820d-403e-8b38-549cdb59265a)

## 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-SB149-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).