---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise nuisance compliance laws"
description: "Revise nuisance compliance laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 742"
citation: "Montana HB 742 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns", "Counties", "Local Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gist"]
version_count: 33
action_count: 41
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-08T00:24:03+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-21T18:49:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22aced9a-1fc3-4e0a-bfed-a46290174907"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2290?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "8b1b3b725d50fa0498bfc2c8732a5fdeba9db3525c1981c52a9e7dce21ce5dbe"
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 HB 742 (2025) — Revise nuisance compliance laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0742.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301168)
2. **HB0742.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301162)
3. **HB0742_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287525)
4. **HB0742_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293930)
5. **HB0742_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294040)
6. **HB0742_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301901)
7. **HB0742_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302165)
8. **HB0742_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287206)
9. **HB0742_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302295)
10. **HB0742_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302297)
11. **HB0742_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302299)
12. **HB0742_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302300)
13. **HB0742_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302303)
14. **HB0742_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306730)
15. **HB0742_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313854)
16. **HB0742_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313855)
17. **HB0742_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302164)
18. **HB0742_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313857)
19. **HB0742_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322510)
20. **HB0742_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324898)
21. **HB0742_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326547)
22. **HB0742_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327039)
23. **HB0742_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327878)
24. **HB0742_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313902)
25. **HB0742_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313903)
26. **HB0742_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315269)
27. **HB0742_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315270)
28. **HB0742_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317277)
29. **HB0742_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320787)
30. **HB0742_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322508)
31. **HB0742_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322509)
32. **HB0742_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313856)
33. **LC2290.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285939)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- do_pass — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **64–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **26–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Gist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-08T00:24:03+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-02-19T16:14:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-19T17:10:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-22T14:36:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-22T18:43:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-22T19:29:17+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T14:01:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T15:13:42+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T16:08:15+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T18:50:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:06:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-26T14:14:19+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-26T16:09:53+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2025-02-28T04:29:47+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T20:56:16+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T21:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T17:23:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-15T00:32:35+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-18T22:41:20+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T23:32:12+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-20T15:29:03+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-20T15:35:43+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-03-31T23:51:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-01T19:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Local Government
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-08T21:47:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T21:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T17:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:15:08+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T19:51:16+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T15:00:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01T20:30:56+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-01T21:48:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-21T18:49:48+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/22aced9a-1fc3-4e0a-bfed-a46290174907`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).