HB 520 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws to clarify that local prohibitions on conveying family transfer parcels do not apply to conveyances involving lenders

This bill clarifies existing laws regarding the transfer of land, specifically for parcels received through family gifts or sales. It ensures that the usual restriction, which can prevent the resale of these "family transfer parcels" for up to two years, does not apply to transactions involving lenders. This allows individuals who receive such land to use it as collateral for a mortgage or other loan. The bill also specifies that if a lender acquires the property through foreclosure, they are exempt from the transfer restriction and can freely sell the land.
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 17, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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MINOR
The bill text shows a minor formatting adjustment where a line break was removed from the title, but there are no substantive policy changes. The act continues to clarify that rules prohibiting the sale of family transfer parcels do not apply to lenders, and it amends a specific section of the state code.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the text remains the same in meaning.
TECHNICAL

A line break in the bill title was removed, resulting in a continuous line of text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Mar 1, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-2)
senate
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-0-3)
house
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Larry Brewster
Larry Brewster
RRepublican
MT
43