Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB209: Prove income tax credit for nonpublic school expenses such as private or homeschool tuition
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing a tax credit for nonpublic school education expenses; providing eligibility requirements; providing definitions; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 15-30-2303, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT PROVIDING A TAX CREDIT FOR NONPUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION EXPENSES; PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTION 15-30-2303, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Tax credit for nonpublic school education expenses -- definitions. As used in [section 2] and this section, the following definitions apply: (1) "Additional expenses" means: (a) educational therapies from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including any amount not covered by health insurance for a policy benefiting a qualifying student; (b) a licensed or accredited paraprofessional or educational aide; (c) fees for vocational and life skills education and programs approved by the superintendent; (d) fees for educational and psychological evaluations, assistive technology rentals, and braille translation goods and services programs approved by the superintendent; (e) fees for a nationally standardized norm-referenced achievement test, an advanced placement examination, or any exam related to college or university admission; (f) fees for items charged by a public school, including individual classes and extracurricular programs; or (g) computer hardware and technological devices. (2) (a) "Computer hardware and technological device" means a device used primarily for an educational purpose, including calculators, personal computers, laptops, tablet devices, microscopes, telescopes, and printers. (b) The term does not …
Sponsors
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Standing Committee
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) First Reading
- : (H) Transmitted to Senate
- : (H) 3rd Reading Passed
Subjects: Rule Making, Taxation, Revenue, State, Education - K-12, Taxation--Individual Income
Common questions
- What is HB209?
- HB209 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Prove income tax credit for nonpublic school expenses such as private or homeschool tuition.
- What does HB209 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act providing a tax credit for nonpublic school education expenses; providing eligibility requirements; providing definitions; providing rulemaking authority; amending section 15-30-2303, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB209?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Standing Committee (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB209?
- Overstreet, Greg (R, 88).
- Where is the official record for HB209?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1701
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