Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB89: Provide deadline to file for property tax relief from a disaster
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing a deadline to file a claim for property tax relief based on a natural disaster; amending section 15-16-611, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING A DEADLINE TO FILE A CLAIM FOR PROPERTY TAX RELIEF BASED ON A NATURAL DISASTER; AMENDING SECTION 15-16-611, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 15-16-611, MCA, is amended to read: "15-16-611. Reduction of property tax for property destroyed by natural disaster -- proration of taxes on replaced property. (1) The department shall, upon showing by a taxpayer that some or all of the improvements on the taxpayer's real property, that a trailer or mobile home, or that personal property taxed under Title 15, chapter 6, part 1, has been destroyed to such an extent that the improvements or personal property has been rendered unsuitable for its previous use by natural disaster, adjust the taxable value on the property, accounting for the destruction. (2) The county treasurer shall adjust the tax due and payable for the current year on the property under 15-16-102 or on personal property under 15-16-119 or 15-24-202 as provided in subsection (3) of this section. (3) To determine the amount of tax due for destroyed property, the county treasurer shall: (a) multiply the amount of tax levied and assessed on the original taxable value of the property for the year by the ratio that the number of days in the year that the property existed before destruction bears to 365; …
Sponsors
- Klakken, Shane (R, 37) · primary sponsor
- Hertz, Greg (R, 7)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : 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
Votes
- Do Concur (March 17, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 15, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 85 yea, 14 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 85 yea, 13 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Emergency Services, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB89?
- HB89 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide deadline to file for property tax relief from a disaster.
- What does HB89 do?
- In its own words: An act providing a deadline to file a claim for property tax relief based on a natural disaster; amending section 15-16-611, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB89?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB89?
- Klakken, Shane (R, 37), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB89?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0095
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