Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB848: Provide funding for regional rail authorities
Status: Failed, May 22, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act providing that a portion of rental car sales and use the railroad car tax is distributed to regional rail authorities; providing purposes for which regional rail authorities may use the funding; providing a statutory appropriation; amending sections 15-65-121, 15-68-820, 17-7-502, 22-3-1303, 22-3-1304, and 22-3-1307 7-14-1624, 15-23-215, and 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT PROVIDING THAT A PORTION OF RENTAL CAR SALES AND USE THE RAILROAD CAR TAX IS DISTRIBUTED TO REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITIES; PROVIDING PURPOSES FOR WHICH REGIONAL RAIL AUTHORITIES MAY USE THE FUNDING; PROVIDING A STATUTORY APPROPRIATION; AMENDING SECTIONS 15-65-121, 15-68-820, 17-7-502, 22-3-1303, 22-3-1304, AND 22-3-1307 7-14-1624, 15-23-215, AND 17-7-502, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: (Refer to Introduced Bill) Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Big sky rail account. (1) There is a big sky rail account in the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102. The account consists of money deposited in the account pursuant to 15-23-215. (2) The money in the account is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department of transportation. (3) The department of transportation shall annually distribute by August 1 money in the account to regional rail authorities established pursuant to 7-14-1621 before January 1, 2025. A regional rail authority shall use the money for the purposes provided for in 7-14-1624(2). Section 2. Section 7-14-1624, MCA, is amended to read: - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB - 2025 69th Legislature 2025 HB0848.3 "7-14-1624. General powers of authority. (1) An authority has all the powers necessary to …
Sponsors
- Baum, Denise (D, 45) · primary sponsor
- Fern, Dave (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (S) Motion
- : (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
- : (S) Committee Executive Action
- : (S) Hearing
- : (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
Votes
- ReconsAction -Kerr-Carpenter (April 16, 2025): 23 yea, 27 nay, failed
- Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray (April 15, 2025): 32 yea, 16 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 15, 2025): 23 yea, 26 nay, failed
- AMD-HB0848.003.001 Mandeville D/PASS (April 15, 2025): 23 yea, 26 nay, failed
- Do Pass (April 5, 2025): 63 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Do Pass (April 4, 2025): 61 yea, 38 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation, Appropriations, Transportation, Revenue, State, Motor Vehicles, Taxation--Sales
Common questions
- What is HB848?
- HB848 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Provide funding for regional rail authorities.
- What does HB848 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act providing that a portion of rental car sales and use the railroad car tax is distributed to regional rail authorities; providing purposes for which regional rail authorities may use the funding; providing a statutory appropriation; amending sections 15-65-121, 15-68-820, 17-7-502, 22-3-1303, 22-3-1304, and 22-3-1307 7-14-1624, 15-23-215, and 17-7-502, mca; and providing an effective date and a termination date.".
- What is the status of HB848?
- Failed as of May 22, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB848?
- Baum, Denise (D, 45), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB848?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC3060
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