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Read. Follow. Verify.Montana sets $100 fee and court venue rules for appeals of state environmental permits
Last action · May 23, 2025: (S) Died in ProcessSponsor: Janet Ellis
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What This Bill Proposed
Provide for appeals of various DEQ permit decisions
Changes how individuals and entities challenge state-issued environmental permits by requiring a $100 fee and mandating that s be filed in the county where the permitted activity occurs, with expedited court scheduling for projects costing over $1 million.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Environmental Quality
The department's permit decisions and review processes are subject to the new appeal procedures, filing fees, and venue rules.
Permit Applicants and Permitholders
Applicants and permitholders must be included in petitions for judicial review and are subject to provisions regarding project costs over $1 million.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is required to appeal a Department of Environmental Quality permit decision under this bill?
Where must a petition for judicial review of a permit decision be filed?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
21 actions- May 23, 2025Senate(S) Died in Process
- Apr 10, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Apr 9, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Apr 8, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Received
- Apr 7, 2025Senate(S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- Apr 2, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Tabled in Committee
Show 15 earlier actions
- Apr 1, 2025Senate(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Mar 31, 2025Senate(S) Hearing
- Mar 31, 2025SenateCommittee(S) Referred to Committee
- Mar 31, 2025Senate(S) 1st Reading
- Mar 31, 2025SenateIntroduced(S) Introduced
- Mar 31, 2025House(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Mar 30, 2025House(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Mar 29, 2025House(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Mar 29, 2025House(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Mar 29, 2025House(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Mar 26, 2025House(LC) Draft in Edit
- Mar 25, 2025House(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- Mar 20, 2025House(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- Jan 25, 2025House(LC) Draft On Hold
- Oct 30, 2024House(LC) Drafter Assigned
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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