Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB528: Revise property tax rates for agricultural, residential, and commercial property
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act revising the property tax rates for class three agricultural property and class four residential and commercial property; providing that the rate reductions may not reduce school equalization or university revenue by more than $50 million in 2025; amending sections 15-6-133, and 15-6-134, 15-10-109, and 15-10-420, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REVISING THE PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR CLASS THREE AGRICULTURAL PROPERTY AND CLASS FOUR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY; PROVIDING THAT THE RATE REDUCTIONS MAY NOT REDUCE SCHOOL EQUALIZATION OR UNIVERSITY REVENUE BY MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN 2025; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-6-133, AND 15-6-134, 15-10-109, AND 15-10-420, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND A RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-6-133, MCA, is amended to read: "15-6-133. Class three property -- description -- taxable percentage. (1) Class three property (b) nonproductive patented mining claims outside the limits of an incorporated city or town held by an owner for the ultimate purpose of developing the mineral interests on the property. For the purposes of this subsection (1)(b), the following provisions apply: (i) The claim may not include any property that is used for residential purposes, recreational purposes as described in 70-16-301, or commercial purposes as defined in 15-1-101 or any property the surface of which is being used for other than mining purposes or has a separate and independent value for other purposes. (ii) Improvements to the property that would not disqualify the parcel are taxed as otherwise provided in this title, including that portion of the land upon which the improvements are located and …
Sponsors
- Byrne, Ed (R, 11) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- : (S) Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received
Votes
- ReconsAction -Dunwell (April 25, 2025): 19 yea, 30 nay, failed
- ReconsAction -Dunwell (April 23, 2025): 16 yea, 33 nay, failed
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 23, 2025): 36 yea, 13 nay, passed
- Do Concur As Amended (April 23, 2025): 15 yea, 34 nay, failed
- AMD-HB0528.002.002 Kassmier D/PASS (April 23, 2025): 24 yea, 25 nay, failed
- Take HB 528 from Comm-Dunwell (April 17, 2025): 26 yea, 24 nay, passed
Subjects: Livestock, Taxation, Revenue, State, Revenue, Local, Taxation--Property, Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB528?
- HB528 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise property tax rates for agricultural, residential, and commercial property.
- What does HB528 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act revising the property tax rates for class three agricultural property and class four residential and commercial property; providing that the rate reductions may not reduce school equalization or university revenue by more than $50 million in 2025; amending sections 15-6-133, and 15-6-134, 15-10-109, and 15-10-420, mca; and providing an immediate effective date and a retroactive applicability date.".
- What is the status of HB528?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB528?
- Byrne, Ed (R, 11).
- Where is the official record for HB528?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1989
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