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SB405 • 2025

Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

Housing
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Dave Fern
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
(H) Died in Standing Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

What This Bill Does

  • Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

Limits and Unknowns

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Amendments

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Plain English: Amendment - 2nd Reading-yellow - Requested by: Daniel Zolnikov - (S) Committee of the Whole - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Matthew Weaver, SB0405.001.002 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – SB 405 SENATE BILL NO.

  • Amendment - 2nd Reading-yellow - Requested by: Daniel Zolnikov - (S) Committee of the Whole - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 Drafter: Matthew Weaver, SB0405.001.002 - 1 - Authorized Print Version – SB 405 SENATE BILL NO.
  • 405 1 INTRODUCED BY D.
  • FERN 2 3 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO HOUSING; 4 TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE HOUSING MONTANA FUND; REQUIRING 5 ADMINISTRATIVE RULE UPDATES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.” 6 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: 8 9 NEW SECTION.
  • Section 1.
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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 HOUSE

    (H) Died in Standing Committee

  2. 2025-04-18 HOUSE

    (H) Tabled in Committee

  3. 2025-04-08 HOUSE

    (H) Hearing

  4. 2025-04-04 HOUSE

    (H) Referred to Committee

  5. 2025-04-04 HOUSE

    (H) First Reading

  6. 2025-04-03 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading

  7. 2025-04-03 SENATE

    (S) 3rd Reading Passed

  8. 2025-04-03 SENATE

    (S) Transmitted to House

  9. 2025-04-02 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  10. 2025-04-01 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  11. 2025-03-18 SENATE

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed

  12. 2025-03-18 SENATE

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed

  13. 2025-03-17 SENATE

    (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received

  14. 2025-03-12 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  15. 2025-03-05 SENATE

    (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading

  16. 2025-03-05 SENATE

    (S) 2nd Reading Passed

  17. 2025-03-05 SENATE

    (S) Rereferred to Committee

  18. 2025-03-04 SENATE

    (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed

  19. 2025-03-04 SENATE

    (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed

  20. 2025-03-03 SENATE

    (S) Hearing

  21. 2025-03-01 SENATE

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  22. 2025-03-01 SENATE

    (S) Fiscal Note Printed

  23. 2025-02-28 SENATE

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

  24. 2025-02-24 SENATE

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  25. 2025-02-21 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  26. 2025-02-21 SENATE

    (S) Introduced

  27. 2025-02-21 SENATE

    (S) First Reading

  28. 2025-02-21 SENATE

    (S) Referred to Committee

  29. 2025-02-17 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  30. 2025-02-13 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  31. 2025-02-13 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  32. 2025-02-12 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  33. 2025-02-10 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  34. 2025-02-10 HOUSE

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  35. 2025-01-11 HOUSE

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Official Summary Text

Provide additional funding for the housing Montana fund

Current Bill Text

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69th Legislature 2025 SB 405.1
- 1 - Authorized Print Version – SB 405
1 SENATE BILL NO. 405
2 INTRODUCED BY D. FERN
3
4 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO HOUSING;
5 TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO THE HOUSING MONTANA FUND; REQUIRING
6 ADMINISTRATIVE RULE UPDATES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
7
8 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
9
10 NEW SECTION. Section 1. Transfer of funds. Within 15 days of [the effective date of this act], the
11 state treasurer shall transfer $50 million from the general fund to the housing Montana fund provided for in 90-
12 6-133.
13
14 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Department to update rules. (1) Beginning on [the effective date of this
15 act], the department of commerce shall review and update rules under the authority provided in 90-6-136.
16 (2) Amendments to rules required in this section must be adopted before the 70th legislative
17 session.
18
19 NEW SECTION. Section 3. Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2025.
20 - END -