---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to manufactured homes"
description: "Revise laws related to manufactured homes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 785"
citation: "Montana HB 785 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Falk"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-12-08T02:18:43+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T19:20:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81593f1d-f025-4a1e-9635-35b27c311d58"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2347?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "3f46613f884b3a88de557359937e54a6116f58672a31b44d22dd851133dda348"
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 785 (2025) — Revise laws related to manufactured homes

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0785.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=301789)
2. **HB0785_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=288415)
3. **HB0785_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292603)
4. **HB0785_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292871)
5. **HB0785_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302928)
6. **HB0785_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303174)
7. **HB0785_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303175)
8. **HB0785_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303176)
9. **HB0785_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303177)
10. **HB0785_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287697)
11. **HB0785_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303181)
12. **HB0785_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303182)
13. **HB0785_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303183)
14. **HB0785_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303185)
15. **HB0785_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303186)
16. **HB0785_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303188)
17. **HB0785_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306063)
18. **HB0785_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313826)
19. **HB0785_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313827)
20. **HB0785_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303179)
21. **HB0785_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313829)
22. **HB0785_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322534)
23. **HB0785_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324906)
24. **HB0785_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326568)
25. **HB0785_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327692)
26. **HB0785_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313919)
27. **HB0785_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313920)
28. **HB0785_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316220)
29. **HB0785_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316221)
30. **HB0785_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317310)
31. **HB0785_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320792)
32. **HB0785_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322532)
33. **HB0785_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322533)
34. **HB0785_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313828)
35. **LC2347.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286187)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Terry Falk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-08T02:18:43+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-08T02:18:43+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-18T20:37:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-19T21:03:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-20T18:23:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-23T00:59:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-23T17:47:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-23T20:23:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-24T19:33:19+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-25T15:09:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-25T21:26:12+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-25T21:47:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-26T17:17:58+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:05:50+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27T13:52:47+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-02-27T15:21:59+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-02-28T17:06:14+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T20:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-03T19:42:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-03T20:11:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-03T22:10:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-04T21:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-05T15:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-05T16:06:42+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-06T16:50:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12T22:14:27+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-03-19T23:35:02+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-03-19T23:35:32+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Taxation
- **2025-03-21T16:41:40+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Taxation
- **2025-03-21T16:45:53+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-02T17:09:26+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-02T19:37:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-05T16:59:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T21:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-07T23:51:32+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T20:54:00+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`
- **2025-04-18T17:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T19:18:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T20:52:14+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`
- **2025-05-13T19:20:34+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/81593f1d-f025-4a1e-9635-35b27c311d58`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).