HB 148 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Repeal state tax on social security income

HB 148 proposes to exempt Social Security benefits from the state income tax in Montana. This bill would revise existing tax laws by amending specific sections of the Montana Code Annotated related to income tax definitions. If passed, it would directly affect individuals in Montana who receive Social Security income by eliminating their state tax liability on those benefits. The bill also specifies a delayed effective date and an applicability date for these changes.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0148_1(2).pdf HB0148_1(3).pdf · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill sponsors were updated to include two new legislators, P. Fielder and C. Schomer. The text of the bill itself was reorganized and reformatted, with the title and purpose statement split across multiple lines for clarity. The substantive definitions within the bill, such as those for 'Corporation' and 'Inflation factor', remain unchanged in meaning, though their line breaks were adjusted.
TECHNICAL

The list of bill sponsors was updated to add P. Fielder and C. Schomer.

The title and purpose statement were restructured by splitting long lines into shorter segments, improving readability without changing the bill's legal content.

The layout of the definitions section was adjusted with new line breaks, but the actual definitions and legal requirements remain identical to the previous version.

Floor votes · House Feb 3, 2025

How they voted

5347
Passed
Total votes 100
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic42
5 Yea 37 Nay
88% Nay
R Republican58
48 Yea 10 Nay
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Feb 12, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Feb 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (53-47)
house
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
RM
Ron Marshall
RRepublican
MT
87