This bill proposes to increase the fees charged by county clerks and recorders for recording documents, as well as to raise the deposits into the Records Preservation Fund, the County Land Information Account, and the Montana Geospatial Information Account. Specifically, the fee for recording a standard document will be adjusted to $20 for the first page and $10 for each additional page. Additionally, beginning July 1, 2027, these fees will be subject to biennial adjustments based on an inflation factor determined by the consumer price index. The bill also includes provisions for rulemaking authority to facilitate these adjustments.

The bill amends several sections of the Montana Code Annotated (MCA), including changes to the amounts deposited into various accounts. For instance, the deposit into the Records Preservation Fund will increase from $1 to $2, and the amount deposited into the County Land Information Account will rise from 50 cents to 75 cents. Furthermore, the monthly transmission to the Montana Geospatial Information Account will increase from $1.50 to $2.25. The effective date for these changes is set for October 1, 2025, and they will apply to documents recorded on or after that date.

Statutes affected:
LC Text: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(1): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(2): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(3): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(4): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(5): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(6): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(7): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(8): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1(9): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_1: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(1): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(10): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(11): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(12): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(2): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(3): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(4): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(5): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(6): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(7): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(8): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2(9): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_2: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(1): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(2): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(3): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(4): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(5): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(6): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(7): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(8): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X(9): 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637
HB0192_X: 7-4-2632, 7-4-2635, 7-4-2637