HB 872 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise licensing laws

HB 872 revises real estate appraiser licensing laws to clarify who can provide opinions or estimates of market value for real property transactions. It specifies that individuals who are not licensed or certified appraisers may provide such valuations for compensation, as long as the transaction is not federally related and they do not claim to be licensed. The bill maintains that misrepresenting oneself as a licensed or certified appraiser without the proper credentials is a misdemeanor. It also appropriates $1,000 to the Department of Labor and Industry for implementation, with an effective date of July 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0872_X(2).pdf HB0872_X(3).pdf · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill text was updated to specify that the new law amends sections 37-54-102 and 37-54-201 of the Montana Code Annotated, rather than just listing the section numbers. This change clarifies the specific legal statutes being modified to establish requirements for estimating the market value of real property in transactions.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's legal impact is clarified by explicitly naming the specific code sections (37-54-201) that are being amended, ensuring precise legal reference.
TECHNICAL

The amendment notice was updated to include the full citation 'MCA' after the second section number and added a comma between the two section references for grammatical consistency.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 18, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1 Nay
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
48
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 18, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (95-2-3)
house
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Steve Fitzpatrick
Steve Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
MT
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