Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB237: Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
Status: Signed into law, May 13, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring the revenue interim committee to make a recommendation to the legislature about whether to revise property tax rates based on the taxable value neutrality report; and amending sections 5-5-227 and 15-7-111, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THE REVENUE INTERIM COMMITTEE TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE LEGISLATURE ABOUT WHETHER TO REVISE PROPERTY TAX RATES BASED ON THE TAXABLE VALUE NEUTRALITY REPORT; AND AMENDING SECTIONS 5-5-227 AND 15-7-111, MCA. Section 1. Section 5-5-227, MCA, is amended to read: "5-5-227. Revenue interim committee -- powers and duties -- revenue estimating and use of estimates. (1) The revenue interim committee has administrative rule review, draft legislation review, program evaluation, and monitoring functions for the Montana tax appeal board established in 2-15-1015 and for the department of revenue and the entities attached to the department for administrative purposes, except the divisions of the department that administer the Montana Alcoholic Beverage Code and the Montana Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. (2) (a) The committee must have prepared by December 1 for introduction during each regular session of the legislature in which a revenue bill is under consideration an estimate of the amount of revenue projected to be available for legislative appropriation. (b) The committee may prepare for introduction during a special session of the legislature in which a revenue bill or an appropriation bill is under consideration an estimate of the amount of projected revenue. The revenue estimate is considered a subject specified in the call of a special session under 5-3-101. (3) The committee's estimate, as introduced …
Sponsors
- Fern, Dave (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Cohenour, Jill (D, 83)
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 (April 16, 2025): 66 yea, 32 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 67 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 26, 2025): 49 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 25, 2025): 47 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Legislature, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is SB237?
- SB237 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates.
- What does SB237 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring the revenue interim committee to make a recommendation to the legislature about whether to revise property tax rates based on the taxable value neutrality report; and amending sections 5-5-227 and 15-7-111, mca.
- What is the status of SB237?
- Signed into law as of May 13, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 13, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB237?
- Fern, Dave (D, 2), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB237?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4158
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