HB 800 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise landlord and tenant laws

HB 800 revises Montana's residential landlord and tenant laws, affecting landlords, tenants, and individuals occupying a property without a formal agreement. The bill clarifies that guests who have not established a landlord-tenant relationship are not covered by these laws and can be prosecuted for criminal trespass if they refuse to leave. It also provides for the immediate removal of unauthorized persons or trespassers by law enforcement. The legislation accelerates the timelines for court hearings in landlord possession actions and for sheriffs to execute writs of assistance. Additionally, it updates the procedures for landlords to dispose of a tenant's abandoned personal property after a lease ends.
Bill status died 2 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Failed
Mar 2025
Governor
Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

LC4039.pdf HB0800_1.pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill number was officially changed from LC 4039 to HB 800, and the document was rebranded as an 'Authorized Print Version.' The legislative session and year remain the same. These are primarily administrative and formatting updates rather than substantive policy changes.
TECHNICAL

Bill number changed from LC 4039 to HB 800.1 in the header and page footers.

Added 'Authorized Print Version' label to the document header.

Added sponsor name 'S. MANESS' to the bill introduction line.

Floor votes · House Mar 6, 2025

How they voted

4452
Failed · 4 other
Total votes 100
Mar 6, 2025
D Democratic42
39 Nay 3
92% Nay
R Republican58
44 Yea 13 Nay 1
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Mar 6, 2025
Vote failed
House Vote: fail (44-52-4)
house
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Shannon Maness
Shannon Maness
RRepublican
MT
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