HB 416 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Require homeowners' associations to seek permission for entry on real property

HB 416 requires homeowners' associations (HOAs) to obtain permission from property owners before an HOA agent may enter their private real property. When seeking permission, the HOA must propose a convenient date and time for the owner and specify which part of the property the agent needs to access. Property owners have the option to require their presence or their agent's presence during the HOA's entry. This bill clarifies rules for HOA access to private property, but it does not affect access to areas generally open to the public like sidewalks.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was modified to remove the period at the end of the 'EXCEPTIONS' section header in two locations. This appears to be a formatting correction rather than a substantive policy change, as the actual content and legal meaning of the exceptions remain unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed trailing period from the 'EXCEPTIONS' section header in two instances to improve document formatting consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025 · House Feb 26, 2025

How they voted

482
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
30 Yea 2 Nay
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-2)
senate
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Judiciary
upper
Mar 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary
upper
Feb 26, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (56-44)
house
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Photo of Jedediah Hinkle
Jedediah Hinkle
RRepublican
MT
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