Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB799: Allow property owners to vote in voted levy elections
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to qualified electors in voted mill levy elections; allowing for owners of property who do not reside in the taxing jurisdiction to be a qualified elector; providing restrictions; and amending section 15-10-425, mca.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING LAWS RELATED TO QUALIFIED ELECTORS IN VOTED MILL LEVY ELECTIONS; ALLOWING FOR OWNERS OF PROPERTY WHO DO NOT RESIDE IN THE TAXING JURISDICTION TO BE A QUALIFIED ELECTOR; PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS; AND AMENDING SECTION 15-10-425, MCA." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: Section 1. Section 15-10-425, MCA, is amended to read: "15-10-425. Mill levy election. (1) A county, consolidated government, incorporated city, incorporated town, school district, or other taxing entity may impose a new mill levy, increase a mill levy that is required to be submitted to the electors, or exceed the mill levy limit provided for in 15-10-420 by conducting an election as provided in this section. (2) An Except as provided for in subsection (3), an election pursuant to this section must be held in accordance with Title 13, chapter 1, part 4 or 5, or Title 20 for school elections, whichever is appropriate to the taxing entity. The governing body shall pass a resolution, shall amend its self-governing charter, or must receive a petition indicating an intent to impose a new levy, increase a mill levy, or exceed the current statutory mill levy provided for in 15-10-420 on the approval of a majority of the qualified electors voting in the election. The resolution, charter …
Sponsors
- Falk, Terry (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Rereferred to Committee
- : (H) 1st Reading
- : (H) Referred to Committee
- : (H) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
Subjects: Local Finance, City Finance, County Finance, Elections, Counties, Local Government, Education - K-12
Common questions
- What is HB799?
- HB799 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Allow property owners to vote in voted levy elections.
- What does HB799 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act revising laws related to qualified electors in voted mill levy elections; allowing for owners of property who do not reside in the taxing jurisdiction to be a qualified elector; providing restrictions; and amending section 15-10-425, mca.".
- What is the status of HB799?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB799?
- Falk, Terry (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HB799?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4262
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