Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB928: Revise tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofit corporations; amending sections 15-6-133, 15-6-134, 15-6229, and 15-18-219, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING THE TAX RATE FOR AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY OWNED BY CERTAIN NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-6-133, 15-6-134, 15-6229, AND 15-18-219, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-6-133, MCA, is amended to read: "15-6-133. Class three property -- description -- taxable percentage. (1) Class three property (b) nonproductive patented mining claims outside the limits of an incorporated city or town held by an owner for the ultimate purpose of developing the mineral interests on the property. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(b), the following provisions apply: (i) The claim may not include any property that is used for residential purposes, recreational purposes as described in 70-16-301, or commercial purposes as defined in 15-1-101 or any property the surface of which is being used for other than mining purposes or has a separate and independent value for other purposes. (ii) Improvements to the property that would not disqualify the parcel are taxed as otherwise provided in this title, including that portion of the land upon which the improvements are located and that is reasonably required for the use of the improvements. (iii) Nonproductive patented mining claim property must be valued as if the land were devoted to agricultural grazing …
Sponsors
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock, Taxation, Revenue, State, Revenue, Local, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB928?
- HB928 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits.
- What does HB928 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising the tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofit corporations; amending sections 15-6-133, 15-6-134, 15-6229, and 15-18-219, mca; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB928?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB928?
- Ler, Brandon (R, 33).
- Where is the official record for HB928?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1712
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