Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB404: Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information
Status: Signed into law, May 8, 2025
What the bill says
An act requiring that certain building permits be sent to the department of revenue; requiring local governments and the department of labor and industry to send the department of revenue copies of building permits in order to identify new construction; and providing a definition.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REQUIRING THAT CERTAIN BUILDING PERMITS BE SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; REQUIRING LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY TO SEND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE COPIES OF BUILDING PERMITS IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY NEW CONSTRUCTION; AND PROVIDING A DEFINITION. Section 1. Department of revenue notification of new construction by local governments and department of labor and industry. (1) When a local government or the department of labor and industry issues a building permit or an electrical permit for new construction, the local government or the department of labor and industry shall send a copy of the building permit or electrical permit through electronic or other means to the department of revenue within 90 days of the issuance of the permit. The notification must include clear and consistent location information for the parcel in a format agreed to by the department, which may include an address, geocode, or legal description. (2) For the purposes of this section, "local government" means any city, town, county, or consolidated city-county. Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 15, chapter 7, part 1, and the provisions of Title 15, chapter 7, part 1, apply to [section 1]. - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - SB 404 ENROLLED …
Sponsors
- Fern, Dave (D, 2) · primary sponsor
- Stafman, Ed (D, 59)
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 12, 2025): 48 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 11, 2025): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 10, 2025): 98 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 9, 2025): 96 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 6, 2025): 39 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 40 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Counties, Local Government, Labor and Employment, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is SB404?
- SB404 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information.
- What does SB404 do?
- In its own words: An act requiring that certain building permits be sent to the department of revenue; requiring local governments and the department of labor and industry to send the department of revenue copies of building permits in order to identify new construction; and providing a definition.
- What is the status of SB404?
- Signed into law as of May 8, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 8, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB404?
- Fern, Dave (D, 2), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB404?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4170
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