HB 764 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise public transit laws

HB 764 revises public transit laws, affecting how urban transportation districts are established and the reach of municipal bus services. The bill allows a county commissioner to file a petition to create or enlarge an urban transportation district, offering an additional method to the existing elector-initiated process. It also permits municipal bus services to operate beyond the current 8-mile limit from a city's boundary if funded by external sources like the federal or state government, a nonprofit, or if fulfilling an interlocal agreement.
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 25, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0764_X(3).pdf HB0764_X(4).pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to correct a grammatical error in the title and the first section, changing 'County Commissioner' to 'County Commission' and clarifying that the commission, rather than a single commissioner, initiates the process. A minor capitalization fix was also applied to the word 'Initiating' in the text of Section 2. These changes ensure the legislation accurately reflects the collective authority of the governing body without altering any substantive policy, funding, or eligibility rules.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's authority was technically corrected to apply to the 'County Commission' as a collective body rather than a single 'County Commissioner', clarifying who has the power to initiate district creation.
TECHNICAL

Corrected the title to specify that a 'County Commission' (the governing body) initiates the process, replacing the incorrect reference to a single 'County Commissioner'.

Fixed capitalization in Section 2 to change 'Petition INITIATING' to 'Petition Initiating' for grammatical consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 11, 2025 · House Apr 18, 2025

How they voted

3414
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 50
Apr 11, 2025
D Democratic18
5 Yea 12 Nay 1
66% Nay
R Republican32
29 Yea 2 Nay 1
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
45
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Amendments
1
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 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (80-18-2)
house
Apr 12, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 11, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (34-14-2)
senate
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Brian Close
Brian Close
DDemocratic
MT
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