Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB85: Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS
Status: Signed into law, May 16, 2025
What the bill says
An act reinstating former employer contribution rates for the highway patrol officers' retirement system, the sheriffs' retirement system, and the game wardens' and peace officers' retirement system; instituting a 0% employer contribution rate for the judges' retirement system; providing appropriations; amending sections 1510-420, 17-7-502, 19-2-405, 19-2-409, 19-5-404, 19-6-404, 19-7-403, 19-7-404, and 19-8-504, mca; and providing effective dates and a retroactive applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REINSTATING FORMER EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATES FOR THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, THE SHERIFFS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM, AND THE GAME WARDENS' AND PEACE OFFICERS' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; INSTITUTING A 0% EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR THE JUDGES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM; PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 1510-420, 17-7-502, 19-2-405, 19-2-409, 19-5-404, 19-6-404, 19-7-403, 19-7-404, AND 19-8-504, MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 15-10-420, MCA, is amended to read: "15-10-420. Procedure for calculating levy. (1) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a governmental entity that is authorized to impose mills may impose a mill levy sufficient to generate the amount of property taxes actually assessed in the prior year plus one-half of the average rate of inflation for the prior 3 years. The maximum number of mills that a governmental entity may impose is established by calculating the number of mills required to generate the amount of property tax actually assessed in the governmental unit in the prior year based on the current year taxable value, less the current year's newly taxable value, plus one-half of the average rate of inflation for the prior 3 years. (b) A governmental entity that does not impose the maximum number of mills authorized under subsection (1)(a) may carry forward the authority to impose the number of mills equal to …
Sponsors
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75) · primary sponsor
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
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 83 yea, 15 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 95 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 29 yea, 20 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 27 yea, 22 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 31, 2025): 93 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 22, 2025): 81 yea, 19 nay, passed
Subjects: Retirement, Public Officers and Employees
Common questions
- What is HB85?
- HB85 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Reinstating former employer contributions for JRS, HPORS, SRS, GWPORS.
- What does HB85 do?
- In its own words: An act reinstating former employer contribution rates for the highway patrol officers' retirement system, the sheriffs' retirement system, and the game wardens' and peace officers' retirement system; instituting a 0% employer contribution rate for the judges' retirement system; providing appropriations; amending sections 1510-420, 17-7-502, 19-2-405, 19-2-409, 19-5-404, 19-6-404, 19-7-403, 19-7-404, and 19-8-504, mca; and providing effective dates and a retroactive applicability date.
- What is the status of HB85?
- Signed into law as of May 16, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB85?
- Bertoglio, Marta (R, 75).
- Where is the official record for HB85?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0227
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