Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB5: Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the compensation for county tax appeal board members; amending section 15-15-101, mca; and providing an effective date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE COMPENSATION FOR COUNTY TAX APPEAL BOARD MEMBERS; AMENDING SECTION 15-15-101, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 1. Section 15-15-101, MCA, is amended to read: "15-15-101. County tax appeal board -- meetings and compensation. (1) The board of county commissioners of each county shall appoint a county tax appeal board, with a minimum of three members and with the members to serve staggered terms of 3 years each. The members of each county tax appeal board must be residents of the county in which they serve. A person may not be a member of a county tax appeal board if the person was an employee of the department less than 36 months before the date of appointment. (2) (a) The members receive compensation as provided in subsection (2)(b) and travel expenses, as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503, only when the county tax appeal board meets to hear taxpayers' appeals from property tax assessments or when they are attending meetings called by the Montana tax appeal board. Travel expenses and compensation must be paid from the appropriation to the Montana tax appeal board. (b) (i) The daily compensation for a member is as and (B) $90 $120 for more than 4 hours of work. (ii) For the purpose of calculating work hours in this subsection (2)(b), …
Sponsors
- Beard, Becky (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Brewster, Larry (R, 43)
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (S) Signed by Governor
- : (S) Transmitted to Governor
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (S) Returned from Enrolling
- : (S) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (March 27, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 26, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 27, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 24, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Counties
Common questions
- What is SB5?
- SB5 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members.
- What does SB5 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the compensation for county tax appeal board members; amending section 15-15-101, mca; and providing an effective date.
- What is the status of SB5?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB5?
- Beard, Becky (R, 38), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0087
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