HB 570 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise laws related to services provided by airports to light aircraft

HB 570 requires Montana state-funded airports to provide free landing, taxiing, parking (up to 7 days), and security access for "light aircraft" (defined as aircraft under 12,500 pounds operating under standard FAA rules). It mandates that airports allow access through security fencing with designated parking for at least four vehicles. The bill prohibits additional fees for these services unless clearly posted and agreed to before flights. The bill was introduced in February 2025 but withdrawn before committee review.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Feb 20, 2025
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LC4228.pdf HB0570_1.pdf · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill was renumbered from LC 4228 to HB 570 and updated with a new sponsor list. The definition of 'light aircraft' was modified to remove the specific weight limit of 12,500 pounds and the reference to operating under Part 91, replacing them with a broader reference to Title 14, Part 91 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The text was also cleaned up to remove redundant words like 'as defined in' and 'Regulations' to improve readability.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability to aircraft is broadened by removing the specific weight threshold and operational restriction, allowing a wider variety of aircraft to qualify for the no-cost services required of state-funded airports.
DEFINITION

The definition of 'light aircraft' was changed from a specific weight limit (12,500 pounds) and operational rule to a general reference to Title 14, Part 91 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

TECHNICAL

Minor text edits removed redundant phrases such as 'as defined in' and 'Regulations' to streamline the language.

New sponsors (S. Klakken, W. Galt, G. Oblander) were added to the bill header.

The bill number was updated from LC 4228 to HB 570.

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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 19, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
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Sponsors

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Shane Klakken
RRepublican
MT
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