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HB 873 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Create a mobile home park emergency relocation account

HB 873 aimed to establish a Mobile Home Park Emergency Relocation Account. This account would provide financial assistance to mobile home owners who are required to move due to a change in use or redevelopment of their mobile home park. Eligible tenants could receive funds for relocation expenses, up to $10,000 for a single-section or $15,000 for a multi-section home, or an abandonment payment. The account would be funded by an annual assessment on mobile homes whose owners do not own the underlying land, along with other revenue, with the assessment waived if the account exceeds $1 million.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesCreates new tax assessment (revenue) to fund relocation assistance program (appropriations), explicitly addressing budget/tax mechanisms.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingProvides relocation funds ($10k-$15k) to mobile home tenants displaced by park redevelopment, directly protecting tenant rights and preventing displacement in affordable housing.90% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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HB0873_1(1).pdf → HB0873_1(2).pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add four new sponsors (M. Yakawich, P. Elverum, S. Essmann, and J. Karlen) to the list of legislators introducing the measure. Additionally, a requirement for the law making a statutory appropriation to specifically state that a certain condition is met was removed from the text.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's legislative support has expanded by including four additional sponsors, while the specific statutory requirement regarding appropriation statements was eliminated.
TECHNICAL

Four new legislators (M. Yakawich, P. Elverum, S. Essmann, and J. Karlen) were added as sponsors of the bill.

REQUIREMENT

A provision requiring the law making a statutory appropriation to specifically state that a condition is met was deleted.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (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 George Nikolakakos
George Nikolakakos
RRepublican
MT
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