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Senate Local Government concurs in six House bills, approves fee amendment for clerk/recorder filings
Summary
Montana Senate Local Government Committee voted to concur in six House bills on red-tape cleanup, property transfer rules and recorder fee allocations; it approved an amendment raising portions of recording fees directed to county land information and the state geospatial account.
The Montana Senate Local Government Committee on Oct. 12 concurred in six House bills on a largely uncontested agenda, approving an amendment that raises portions of county recording fees earmarked for local land information and the Montana Geospatial Information account.
The committee, chaired by Chairman Mandeville, acted on House Bill 180, House Bill 192 (as amended), House Bill 233, House Bill 520, House Bill 430 and House Bill 443. Most measures drew brief discussion and passed by voice vote, with recorded proxy ayes for several absent senators.
Why it matters: The bills are largely part of red‑tape cleanup and technical clarifications that change how local governments manage certain property‑related processes and how a portion of recording fees is allocated. The amendment to HB 192 alters the distribution and rounding rules for small fee slices that support county land information programs and the state geospatial account.
Votes at a glance
- House Bill 180 (Springer) — Revises sanitation and subdivision laws related to mixing zones. Motion: do concur. Outcome: concurred; carried to the Senate floor by a…
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