Montana Model: State Zoning Deregulation

Montana passed one of the nation’s most ambitious statewide rollbacks of local zoning and permitting rules, and the reforms just survived a major legal challenge. If durable, that victory creates a replicable template for other states to preempt local exclusionary zoning and accelerate housing production. — Shows how state courts and legislatures can convert pro‑housing politics into durable law, shifting where battles over zoning and housing supply are fought.