HB 716 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise qualifications for county water and sewer board of directors

HB 716 revises the qualifications for individuals serving on county water and sewer district boards of directors. This bill clarifies the type of real property ownership that qualifies an individual for board membership. It specifies that property can be titled in an individual's name or held by a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or trust in which the individual holds a specific role such as officer, partner, member, or trustee. The bill maintains other requirements, including being a registered voter, at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen, and a resident of the district or a property owner within it. These changes are effective immediately upon passage and approval.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

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The bill text was cleaned up by removing redundant closing punctuation and a standard 'END' marker, while retaining the core legislative content. These are purely technical formatting adjustments that do not alter the bill's legal meaning or policy impact.
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Removed redundant closing quotation marks and the 'END' marker from the document footer.

Adjusted the effective date section by removing unnecessary closing punctuation to match the main title.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 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 8, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (48-0-2)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-4-1)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alanah Griffith
Alanah Griffith
DDemocratic
MT
60