Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB102: Revise calculation of state education levies
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act limiting the growth in revenue from education levies; providing that the state school equalization mills and the vocationaltechnical education levy may not generate greater than 3% more than the revenue collected in the prior year; providing that the authority to carry forward mills does not apply to certain state mills; amending section 15-10-420, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT LIMITING THE GROWTH IN REVENUE FROM EDUCATION LEVIES; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE SCHOOL EQUALIZATION MILLS AND THE VOCATIONALTECHNICAL EDUCATION LEVY MAY NOT GENERATE GREATER THAN 3% MORE THAN THE REVENUE COLLECTED IN THE PRIOR YEAR; PROVIDING THAT THE AUTHORITY TO CARRY FORWARD MILLS DOES NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN STATE MILLS; AMENDING SECTION 15-10-420, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-10-420, MCA, is amended to read: "15-10-420. Procedure for calculating levy. (1) (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, a governmental entity that is authorized to impose mills may impose a mill levy sufficient to generate the amount of property taxes actually assessed in the prior year plus one-half of the average rate of inflation for the prior years. The maximum number of mills that a governmental entity may impose is established by calculating the number of mills required to generate the amount of property tax actually assessed in the governmental unit in the prior year based on the current year taxable value, less the current year's newly taxable value, plus one-half of the average rate of inflation for the prior 3 years. (b) (i) A Except as provided in subsection (1)(b)(ii), a governmental entity that does not …
Sponsors
- Beard, Becky (R, 38) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- : (S) Fiscal Note Received
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Fiscal Note Requested
Subjects: Taxation, Revenue, State, Education - School Finance, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is SB102?
- SB102 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise calculation of state education levies.
- What does SB102 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act limiting the growth in revenue from education levies; providing that the state school equalization mills and the vocationaltechnical education levy may not generate greater than 3% more than the revenue collected in the prior year; providing that the authority to carry forward mills does not apply to certain state mills; amending section 15-10-420, mca; and providing an applicability date.".
- What is the status of SB102?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB102?
- Beard, Becky (R, 38).
- Where is the official record for SB102?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0984
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