Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB18: Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing for the deposit of revenue associated with school equalization levies in the school equalization and property tax reduction account; amending sections 15-39-110, 17-3-222, 20-9-331, 20-9-332, and 20-9-333, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE DEPOSIT OF REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH SCHOOL EQUALIZATION LEVIES IN THE SCHOOL EQUALIZATION AND PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION ACCOUNT; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-39-110, 17-3-222, 20-9-331, 20-9-332, AND 20-9-333, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 15-39-110, MCA, is amended to read: "15-39-110. Distribution of taxes. (1)(a) For each semiannual period, the department shall determine the amount of tax, late payment interest, and penalties collected under this part from bentonite mines that produced bentonite before January 1, 2005. The tax is distributed as follows:provided in subsections (2) through (9). (b) For each semiannual period, the department shall determine the amount of tax, late payment interest, and penalties collected under this part from bentonite mines that first began producing bentonite after December 31, 2004. The tax is distributed as provided in subsection (10). (2) The percentage of the tax determined under subsection (1)(a) and specified in subsections (3) through (9) is allocated according to the following schedule: (a) 2.33% to the state special revenue fund to be appropriated to the Montana university system for the purposes of the state tax levy as provided in 15-10-109 ; (b) 18.14% to the state general fund to be appropriated for the purposes of the tax levies as provided in 20-9-331, 20-9-333, and 20-9-360 ; (c) 3.35% to Carbon County to be …
Sponsors
- Thane, Mark (D, 89) · primary sponsor
- Fern, Dave (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (March 21, 2025): 42 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Do Concur (February 13, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 16, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 10, 2025): 100 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Education - School Finance, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB18?
- HB18 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account.
- What does HB18 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for the deposit of revenue associated with school equalization levies in the school equalization and property tax reduction account; amending sections 15-39-110, 17-3-222, 20-9-331, 20-9-332, and 20-9-333, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of HB18?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 7, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB18?
- Thane, Mark (D, 89), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB18?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0080
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