---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws related to home inspections"
description: "Revising laws related to home inspections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 225"
citation: "Montana HB 225 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations E-N", "Property", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Eric Tilleman"]
version_count: 57
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-27T14:16:11+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T21:50:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c860ea53-a072-4053-971d-80966791d157"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0422?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "1117858bc37b690dbda6ea2d66d70b42df7dd267d707d6f1e591cdc9091ccf7b"
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 225 (2025) — Revising laws related to home inspections

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0225.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279438)
2. **HB0225.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276904)
3. **HB0225.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279437)
4. **HB0225.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277326)
5. **HB0225.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277709)
6. **HB0225.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277710)
7. **HB0225.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277706)
8. **HB0225.001.005_combo_final-condensed(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277708)
9. **HB0225.001.005_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277707)
10. **HB0225.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298262)
11. **HB0225.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297025)
12. **HB0225_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275301)
13. **HB0225_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276357)
14. **HB0225_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277801)
15. **HB0225_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277802)
16. **HB0225_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277803)
17. **HB0225_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277804)
18. **HB0225_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271852)
19. **HB0225_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277806)
20. **HB0225_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298258)
21. **HB0225_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298259)
22. **HB0225_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298260)
23. **HB0225_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277808)
24. **HB0225_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277884)
25. **HB0225_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277886)
26. **HB0225_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277887)
27. **HB0225_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277888)
28. **HB0225_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279838)
29. **HB0225_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298122)
30. **HB0225_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298257)
31. **HB0225_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277805)
32. **HB0225_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298263)
33. **HB0225_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298264)
34. **HB0225_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298265)
35. **HB0225_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298332)
36. **HB0225_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298335)
37. **HB0225_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298337)
38. **HB0225_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307412)
39. **HB0225_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313501)
40. **HB0225_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313502)
41. **HB0225_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298261)
42. **HB0225_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313504)
43. **HB0225_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322383)
44. **HB0225_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322384)
45. **HB0225_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324856)
46. **HB0225_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325769)
47. **HB0225_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327012)
48. **HB0225_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313505)
49. **HB0225_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313732)
50. **HB0225_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313733)
51. **HB0225_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313734)
52. **HB0225_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313735)
53. **HB0225_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317151)
54. **HB0225_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320714)
55. **HB0225_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322382)
56. **HB0225_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313503)
57. **LC0422.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269819)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Eric Tilleman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-27T14:16:11+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-31T18:36:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-01T17:08:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-06T15:40:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-08T15:37:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-09T21:22:53+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-10T22:23:20+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-13T23:55:56+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-15T21:47:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T22:00:54+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-16T18:34:54+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16T20:07:17+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-20T20:14:22+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-20T20:18:17+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-21T22:14:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-21T22:14:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-22T15:41:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-24T20:07:11+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-31T18:05:17+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T19:14:51+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-03T15:45:57+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-05T21:13:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-06T21:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-06T23:01:51+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-07T14:56:58+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-07T16:35:07+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-07T19:02:30+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-07T20:20:45+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-19T00:43:27+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T00:42:43+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2025-02-25T21:31:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T18:41:13+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-15T16:35:27+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-25T17:44:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-25T19:40:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T20:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T22:06:14+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T20:37:00+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`
- **2025-04-18T17:00:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T18:58:22+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-20T14:38:37+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T22:00:37+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-02T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T21:50:03+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/c860ea53-a072-4053-971d-80966791d157`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).