# Montana SB 201: Revise contaminated property cleanup laws for dangerous drugs Montana SB 201, Revise contaminated property cleanup laws for dangerous drugs, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Vince Ricci (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB201-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 201 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise contaminated property cleanup laws for dangerous drugs - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Alcohol, Environmental Protection, Property, Rule Making - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Police must report drug lab homes: benefit, low. When state or local police learn a home was used as a meth or fentanyl lab and is contaminated, they must report it to the department and the local health officer. This improves coordination and helps protect public health. - Clear cleanup standards and more sampling: mixed, medium. The law adds fentanyl to the contaminated‑property program and requires the department to set cleanup rules for it. The department can also set rules for drug precursors. Inspectors must take at least six surface samples per property and at least three HVAC samples if a system is present, unless a… - Disclosure, public list, and owner protections: mixed, medium. If you know your home was a meth or fentanyl lab or is contaminated and it is not remediated by a certified contractor, you must give written notice to any buyer or tenant before they sign. You can instead give written proof that a certified contractor sent cleanup documents to the department or th… - Certified cleanup contractors and penalties: mixed, medium. Only people certified by the department can claim to assess or clean meth or fentanyl contamination. The department sets training, testing, and certification rules and can charge fees, and it keeps a public list of certified contractors. Out-of-state certified contractors may need refresher trainin… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Vince Ricci (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Lee Deming (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-21 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-28: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-04-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-22: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-22: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-21: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-20: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-28: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-23: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-22: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=24442340-a7b4-43dc-97e2-345bb5fb83d8) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=491ae012-a261-40a0-8eae-5363cdd48cd6) - Introduced, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e86a88f-cc0c-40fe-83fb-ff726df5a4b9) ## 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=24442340-a7b4-43dc-97e2-345bb5fb83d8) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=491ae012-a261-40a0-8eae-5363cdd48cd6) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3e86a88f-cc0c-40fe-83fb-ff726df5a4b9) ## 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-SB201-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).