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MontanaSB 27569th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)SenateWALLET

Allow revocation of agricultural covenant on lands annexed into municipality

Sponsored By: Forrest Mandeville (Republican)

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Planning and DevelopmentLocal GovernmentAgriculture

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Easier to cancel farm-use covenants

The law lets your local governing body cancel an agricultural covenant in three cases. It can do so if you restore the original lot lines by aggregating the covenanted land, if a government or public entity seeks the land for a public purpose, or if the land is annexed into a city or town. If canceled, the land split can go forward without subdivision review. Revocation is up to the governing body.

Public hearing and sanitary rules remain

If canceling a covenant for a public-purpose use, the governing body must hold a public hearing. Within 15 days after the hearing, it must issue written findings and a decision, and record any approval. Even if a covenant is canceled, state sanitary rules still apply to the land.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Forrest Mandeville

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Greg Kmetz

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 260 • No: 34

Senate vote • 3/31/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 98 • No: 1

Senate vote • 3/29/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 95 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/18/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 34 • No: 16

Senate vote • 2/15/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 33 • No: 15

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    4/18/2025Senate

  2. Signed by Governor

    4/17/2025Senate

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    4/8/2025Senate

  4. Signed by Speaker

    4/8/2025House

  5. Signed by President

    4/7/2025Senate

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/2/2025Senate

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    3/31/2025Senate

  8. 3rd Reading Concurred

    3/31/2025House

  9. 2nd Reading Concurred

    3/29/2025House

  10. Committee Report--Bill Concurred

    3/20/2025House

  11. Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred

    3/19/2025House

  12. Hearing

    3/8/2025House

  13. First Reading

    2/19/2025House

  14. Referred to Committee

    2/19/2025House

  15. Transmitted to House

    2/18/2025Senate

  16. 3rd Reading Passed

    2/18/2025Senate

  17. 2nd Reading Passed

    2/15/2025Senate

  18. Committee Report--Bill Passed

    2/13/2025Senate

  19. Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

    2/13/2025Senate

  20. Hearing

    2/7/2025Senate

  21. Referred to Committee

    2/7/2025Senate

  22. First Reading

    2/6/2025Senate

  23. Introduced

    2/6/2025Senate

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/15/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    2/6/2025

    PDF

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