Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB915: Revise taxation of certain wind generation facilities
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the taxation of certain wind generation facilities for property tax purposes; moving certain wind generation facilities from class fourteen to class thirteen; providing a definition; amending sections 156-137, 15-6-156, and 15-6-157, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE TAXATION OF CERTAIN WIND GENERATION FACILITIES FOR PROPERTY TAX PURPOSES; MOVING CERTAIN WIND GENERATION FACILITIES FROM CLASS FOURTEEN TO CLASS THIRTEEN; PROVIDING A DEFINITION; AMENDING SECTIONS 156-137, 15-6-156, AND 15-6-157, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-6-137, MCA, is amended to read: "15-6-137. Class seven property -- description -- taxable percentage. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), class seven property includes: (a) all property owned by cooperative rural electrical associations that serve less than 95% of the electricity consumers within the incorporated limits of a city or town, except rural electric cooperative properties described in 15-6-141(1)(c); (b) electric transformers and meters; electric light and power substation machinery; natural gas measuring and regulating station equipment, meters, and compressor station machinery owned by noncentrally assessed public utilities; and tools used in the repair and maintenance of this property. (2) Class seven property does not include wind generation facilities, biomass generation facilities, energy storage facilities classified under 15-6-156 or 15-6-157, and property classified under 15-6-163. (3) Class seven property is taxed at 8% of its market value." Section 2. Section 15-6-156, MCA, is amended to read: "15-6-156. Class thirteen property -- description …
Sponsors
- Schillinger, Jerry (R, 34) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Energy, Taxation, Revenue, State, Revenue, Local, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB915?
- HB915 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise taxation of certain wind generation facilities.
- What does HB915 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the taxation of certain wind generation facilities for property tax purposes; moving certain wind generation facilities from class fourteen to class thirteen; providing a definition; amending sections 156-137, 15-6-156, and 15-6-157, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB915?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB915?
- Schillinger, Jerry (R, 34).
- Where is the official record for HB915?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1261
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