---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes"
description: "Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 252"
citation: "Montana SB 252 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "Housing", "Local Government", "Planning", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dave Fern"]
version_count: 56
action_count: 40
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-22T19:11:30+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T20:26:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13091345-71f5-4b97-93fe-5a45f367b1a7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1861?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "38c9d6dcfcd10129ab62d7dc86e8f6ff9616d8c95f15d5c156143d532ea09f2a"
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 252 (2025) — Revise land use laws related to manufactured and factory built homes

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1861.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272958)
2. **SB0252.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285489)
3. **SB0252.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298137)
4. **SB0252.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298136)
5. **SB0252_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282592)
6. **SB0252_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287781)
7. **SB0252_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287782)
8. **SB0252_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287783)
9. **SB0252_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287784)
10. **SB0252_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277678)
11. **SB0252_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287786)
12. **SB0252_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298518)
13. **SB0252_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299274)
14. **SB0252_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299276)
15. **SB0252_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299365)
16. **SB0252_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299366)
17. **SB0252_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299367)
18. **SB0252_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299368)
19. **SB0252_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299369)
20. **SB0252_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287789)
21. **SB0252_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287791)
22. **SB0252_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287935)
23. **SB0252_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287941)
24. **SB0252_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287947)
25. **SB0252_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287948)
26. **SB0252_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287968)
27. **SB0252_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290436)
28. **SB0252_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287785)
29. **SB0252_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299371)
30. **SB0252_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306978)
31. **SB0252_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307074)
32. **SB0252_3(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307078)
33. **SB0252_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299372)
34. **SB0252_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299373)
35. **SB0252_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299381)
36. **SB0252_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299403)
37. **SB0252_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299413)
38. **SB0252_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299414)
39. **SB0252_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299415)
40. **SB0252_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303706)
41. **SB0252_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299370)
42. **SB0252_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316751)
43. **SB0252_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325197)
44. **SB0252_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325198)
45. **SB0252_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325199)
46. **SB0252_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326380)
47. **SB0252_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327606)
48. **SB0252_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320330)
49. **SB0252_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321813)
50. **SB0252_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321814)
51. **SB0252_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321815)
52. **SB0252_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323127)
53. **SB0252_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323317)
54. **SB0252_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325083)
55. **SB0252_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325196)
56. **SB0252_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310808)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **17–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dave Fern — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-22T19:11:30+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-17T22:20:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-20T12:38:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-20T20:24:25+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-21T20:19:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-22T22:29:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-25T22:30:52+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-30T15:36:19+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-31T17:12:59+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-31T20:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T20:13:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-15T00:51:19+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-02-25T00:17:34+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-25T21:53:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T11:07:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-28T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T11:08:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T15:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-01T17:11:14+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-03T17:24:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-03T20:15:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-07T17:32:54+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-03-25T23:13:48+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2025-03-26T19:29:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-02T23:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-03T15:14:18+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T12:20:08+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-09T22:06:27+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:17+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:40:41+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:45:10+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T19:29:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T20:26:21+00:00** 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/13091345-71f5-4b97-93fe-5a45f367b1a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).