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MontanaSB 17469th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)Senate

Providing that recreational vehicles and mobile homes are reviewed as buildings for rent or lease

Sponsored By: Forrest Mandeville (Republican)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

4 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 1 mixed.

Park land or fees for RV subdivisions

Subdivisions that create permanent multiple RV or mobile-home spaces no longer get a special park-dedication exception. Local governments can require land or cash for parks under state park-dedication rules. This raises one-time costs for those projects.

Multi-space RV parks now treated as buildings

The law treats RVs and mobile homes, and sites with many rental spaces under one owner, as buildings if they meet state definitions. Owners of these sites must follow the building rules for places rented to others. These areas are no longer automatically treated as subdivisions. Local subdivision rules no longer have to include special review standards just for multi-space RV or mobile-home areas.

Lodging tax on some new RV spaces

When zoning rules are not in place, new spaces created for RV or mobile-home parks do not get the lodging tax exemption. The lodging facility use tax applies to spaces created on or after the law’s effective date in those areas. This can raise the total price paid to stay at these sites.

More rules for four-plus rental buildings

For projects with four or more rental buildings, local rules must check flood-plain compliance and follow an adopted growth policy. Developers planning four or more rental buildings must meet these added checks to get approval.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Forrest Mandeville

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 389 • No: 7

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/16/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 48 • No: 2

House vote • 4/11/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 99 • No: 0

House vote • 4/10/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 97 • No: 0

Senate vote • 2/14/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 49 • No: 1

Senate vote • 2/13/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 46 • No: 4

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/16/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/5/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    5/5/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/29/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/19/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/17/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading House Amendments

    4/17/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading House Amendments

    4/16/2025Senate

  10. 2nd Reading Pass Consideration

    4/15/2025Senate

  11. Returned to Senate with Amendments

    4/11/2025House

  12. 3rd Reading

    4/11/2025House

  13. 2nd Reading

    4/10/2025House

  14. 2nd Reading Pass Consideration

    4/9/2025House

  15. Committee Report

    4/4/2025House

  16. Committee Executive Action

    4/3/2025House

  17. Hearing

    3/6/2025House

  18. 1st Reading

    2/17/2025House

  19. Referred to Committee

    2/17/2025House

  20. Transmitted to House

    2/14/2025Senate

  21. 3rd Reading

    2/14/2025Senate

  22. 2nd Reading

    2/13/2025Senate

  23. Committee Report

    2/11/2025Senate

  24. Committee Executive Action

    2/10/2025Senate

  25. Hearing

    1/24/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/17/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 3)

    4/4/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    2/11/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    1/20/2025

    PDF

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