Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB846: Revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions; providing for reconciliation payments between certain school districts when isolated pupils are involved; establishing a process for a school district to seek a reconciliation payment by petitioning the county superintendent and paying a processing fee; providing that the taxable value of territory transferred between school districts is split between the districts for a period of 3 years…
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING PROPERTY TAXATION FOR CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUBDIVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR RECONCILIATION PAYMENTS BETWEEN CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN ISOLATED PUPILS ARE INVOLVED; ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SEEK A RECONCILIATION PAYMENT BY PETITIONING THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT AND PAYING A PROCESSING FEE; PROVIDING THAT THE TAXABLE VALUE OF TERRITORY TRANSFERRED BETWEEN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IS SPLIT BETWEEN THE DISTRICTS FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS; PROVIDING FOR PAYMENTS BETWEEN DISTRICTS FOLLOWING A TERRITORY TRANSFER IF A RECONCILIATION PAYMENT WAS MADE PREVIOUSLY; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AMENDING SECTION 20-6-105, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE. Section 1. Definitions. For the purposes of [sections 1 through 4] and 20-6-105, the following definitions apply: (1) "Advisory capacity" has the same meaning as provided in 2-15-102. (2) (a) "District operational levies" means property tax levies imposed on the property of a school district in support of a school district's budgeted operations. The term includes levies for all school district budgeted funds except the debt service fund. (b) The term does not include countywide school levies. (3) "Isolated pupil" means a pupil who is enrolled and admitted in a nonresident district contiguous to the pupil's resident school district under conditions specified in 20-5-321 and who is unable to access onsite services of a resident school district. (4) "Reconciliation payment" …
Sponsors
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments
Votes
- Do Concur (April 25, 2025): 70 yea, 30 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 24, 2025): 99 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 50 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 47 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 2, 2025): 94 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 1, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Revenue, Local, Education - School Finance, Local Government, Education - K-12, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB846?
- HB846 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions.
- What does HB846 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising property taxation for certain local government subdivisions; providing for reconciliation payments between certain school districts when isolated pupils are involved; establishing a process for a school district to seek a reconciliation payment by petitioning the county superintendent and paying a processing fee; providing that the taxable value of territory transferred between school districts is split between the districts for a period of 3 years…
- What is the status of HB846?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB846?
- Walsh, Ken (R, 69).
- Where is the official record for HB846?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1143
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