Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB893: Revise lottery state finance laws related to property tax relief
Status: Failed, May 20, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating a lottery game to provide property tax assistance; providing an appropriation; providing rulemaking authority; and providing an immediate effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT CREATING A LOTTERY GAME TO PROVIDE PROPERTY TAX ASSISTANCE; PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AND PROVIDING AN IMMEDIATE EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Montana millions lottery game -- proceeds to state property tax assistance account. (1) The commission shall by rule determine a Montana millions lottery game to maximize the net revenue paid to the state property tax assistance account provided for in [section 2 of Senate Bill No. 90]. (2) The Montana millions lottery game (b) result in four prizes of $1 million each; and (c) allow for the sale of 500,000 tickets sold for $20 each. (3) After paying for costs by the commission and prizes, the commission shall transfer net revenue from the Montana millions lottery game tickets to the state property tax assistance account. (4) The Montana millions lottery game is subject to the provisions of this chapter. NEW SECTION. Section 2. Appropriation. There is appropriated $50,000 from the general fund to the department of revenue for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025, to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 90. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 23, chapter 7, part …
Sponsors
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Died in Process
- : (H) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
- : (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- : (H) Tabled in Committee
- : (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- : (H) Hearing
- : (H) Fiscal Note Received
- : (H) Rereferred to Committee
- : (H) Committee Report
- : (H) Committee Executive Action
Subjects: Rule Making, Taxation, Appropriations, State Finance, Taxation--Property
Common questions
- What is HB893?
- HB893 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise lottery state finance laws related to property tax relief.
- What does HB893 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act entitled: "an act creating a lottery game to provide property tax assistance; providing an appropriation; providing rulemaking authority; and providing an immediate effective date.".
- What is the status of HB893?
- Failed as of May 20, 2025. Latest action: (H) Died in Process (May 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB893?
- Zolnikov, Katie (R, 44).
- Where is the official record for HB893?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4442
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