Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program
Status: Chaptered, July 14, 2025
What the bill says
An act revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program; providing assistance for disabled veterans who are rated 80% to 90% disabled; amending sections 15-6-301 and 15-6-311, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT REVISING THE DISABLED VETERAN PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED VETERANS WHO ARE RATED 80% TO 90% DISABLED; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-6-301 AND 15-6-311, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Section 15-6-301, MCA, is amended to read: "15-6-301. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply: (1) "Annual verification" means the use of a process (b) approve, renew, or deny benefits for the current year based upon the applicant's eligibility; and (c) terminate participation based upon death or loss of status as a qualified veteran or veteran's spouse. (2) "PCE" means the implicit price deflator (price index) for personal consumption expenditures as published in the national income and product accounts by the bureau of economic analysis of the U.S. department of commerce. (3) "PCE inflation factor" for a tax year means the PCE price index value for the first quarter of the prior tax year before the tax year divided by the PCE price index value for the first quarter of 2023. (4) (a) "Primary residence" is, subject to the provisions of subsection (4)(b), a dwelling: (i) in which a taxpayer can demonstrate the taxpayer lived for at least 7 months of the year for which benefits are claimed; (ii) that is the only residence for which property …
Sponsors
- Boldman, Ellie (D, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Veto Override
- : (S) Veto Override Vote in Progress
- : (S) Vetoed 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
Votes
- Do Pass (April 29, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 28, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 82 yea, 18 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 23, 2025): 90 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 3, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 1, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Military Affairs, Revenue, State, Senior Citizens, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is SB424?
- SB424 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program.
- What does SB424 do?
- In its own words: An act revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program; providing assistance for disabled veterans who are rated 80% to 90% disabled; amending sections 15-6-301 and 15-6-311, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and an applicability date.
- What is the status of SB424?
- Chaptered as of July 14, 2025. Latest action: (S) Veto Override (July 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB424?
- Boldman, Ellie (D, 47).
- Where is the official record for SB424?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3387
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