Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB36: Remove expired contingency language related to generating unit closure
Status: Signed into law, April 17, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising school funding laws to remove expired contingency language related to the closure of a coal-fired generating unit; and amending section 20-9638, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING SCHOOL FUNDING LAWS TO REMOVE EXPIRED CONTINGENCY LANGUAGE RELATED TO THE CLOSURE OF A COAL-FIRED GENERATING UNIT; AND AMENDING SECTION 20-9638, MCA. Section 1. Section 20-9-638, MCA, is amended to read: "20-9-638. Coal-fired generating unit closure mitigation block grant. (1) (a) The office of public instruction shall provide a coal-fired generating unit closure mitigation block grant to each school district with a fiscal year 2017 taxable valuation that includes a coal-fired generating unit with a generating capacity that is greater than or equal to 200 megawatts, was placed in service prior to 1980, and is retiring or planned for retirement on or before July 1, 2022. (b) The electronic reporting system that is used by the office of public instruction and school districts must be used to allocate the block grant amount into each district's general fund budget as an anticipated revenue source. (2) Each year, 70% of each district's block grant must be distributed in December and 30% of each district's block grant must be distributed in May at the same time that guaranteed tax base aid is distributed. (3) The block grant is equal to the amount received in fiscal year 2017 by the district general fund from the block grants provided for in former 20-9-630(4)(a) as that section read prior to July 1, 2017. …
Sponsors
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11) · primary sponsor
- Thane, Mark (D, 89)
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 29, 2025): 96 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 28, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Energy, Education - School Finance, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is SB36?
- SB36 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Remove expired contingency language related to generating unit closure.
- What does SB36 do?
- In its own words: An act revising school funding laws to remove expired contingency language related to the closure of a coal-fired generating unit; and amending section 20-9638, mca.
- What is the status of SB36?
- Signed into law as of April 17, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (April 17, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB36?
- Emrich, Daniel (R, 11), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB36?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0286
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