---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit certain prescriptive easements in a platted subdivision"
description: "Prohibit certain prescriptive easements in a platted subdivision"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 286"
citation: "Montana SB 286 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Planning and Development", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Hinebauch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/34e898d1-16c0-48c6-b761-72670ae72c68"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=286&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "82c3430fba3c808faeb57463766a2f41584c088a1066a5e35935fde48d3089e5"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana SB 286 (2021) — Prohibit certain prescriptive easements in a platted subdivision

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB0286_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0286_1.pdf)
2. **SB0286_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0286_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0286.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Hinebauch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/34e898d1-16c0-48c6-b761-72670ae72c68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).