Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB289: Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act providing for county notification by the department of revenue for certain proposed property tax adjustments; and providing an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR COUNTY NOTIFICATION BY THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE FOR CERTAIN PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX ADJUSTMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. County notification of proposed valuation decrease -- meeting. (1) Except as provided in subsection (6), if the preliminary change in market value of any property in a county has decreased by more than $1.5 million since the last reappraisal, the department shall send an electronic notice to the county where the property is located. The notice may be sent in an electronic format that includes more than one property on the notice. The department shall send a copy of the county notice to each municipality located within the boundaries of the county that has received the notice. (2) The county notice must: (a) be sent no later than when the original or revised classification and appraisal notice is sent to the property owner pursuant to 15-7-102; and (b) provide the market value for the prior reappraisal cycle and the preliminary market value. (3) The department shall meet with the county when requested. (4) The department shall provide the county with any public information that was relied on by the department to establish a preliminary market value before the meeting provided for in subsection (3). (5) For properties that are subject to central assessment, the department shall …
Sponsors
- Loge, Denley (R, 45) · primary sponsor
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
- : (S) 3rd Reading House Amendments
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments
Votes
- Do Pass (April 8, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 7, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 1, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (March 31, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 27, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (February 26, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, County Finance, Counties, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is SB289?
- SB289 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments.
- What does SB289 do?
- In its own words: An act providing for county notification by the department of revenue for certain proposed property tax adjustments; and providing an applicability date.
- What is the status of SB289?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB289?
- Loge, Denley (R, 45).
- Where is the official record for SB289?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1345
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