Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB120: Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws
Status: Signed into law, April 7, 2025
What the bill says
An act expanding opportunities for multifamily financing under the commercial property-assessed capital enhancements act; amending section 90-4-1302, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTIFAMILY FINANCING UNDER THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY-ASSESSED CAPITAL ENHANCEMENTS ACT; AMENDING SECTION 90-4-1302, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 90-4-1302, MCA, is amended to read: "90-4-1302. Definitions. As used in this part, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Authority" means the Montana facility finance authority created in 2-15-1815. (2) "Commercial property-assessed capital enhancements program" or "program" means a program established in accordance with this part. (3) "District" means a district that is established under this part by a local government and that lies within the local government's jurisdictional boundaries. A local government may create more than one district under a program. (4) "Energy conservation measure" means a permanent cost-effective energy improvement fixed to real property, including new construction, and intended to decrease energy or water consumption and demand, including a product, device, or interacting group of products or devices on the customer's side of the meter that uses energy technology to generate electricity, provide thermal energy, or regulate temperature. The term includes but is not limited (b) storm windows and doors, including multiglazed windows and doors, heat-absorbing or heatreflective glazed windows, coated window and door systems, additional glazing, reductions in glass area, and other window and door system modifications that reduce energy consumption; - 1 - Authorized Print …
Sponsors
- Darling, Julie (R, 84) · primary sponsor
- Morigeau, Jacinda (D, 46)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
Votes
- Do Concur (March 25, 2025): 44 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 24, 2025): 45 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 22, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Property, Environmental Protection
Common questions
- What is HB120?
- HB120 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise commercial property assessed clean energy laws.
- What does HB120 do?
- In its own words: An act expanding opportunities for multifamily financing under the commercial property-assessed capital enhancements act; amending section 90-4-1302, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.
- What is the status of HB120?
- Signed into law as of April 7, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB120?
- Darling, Julie (R, 84), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB120?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0222
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