Provide for a child tax credit
HB 220 would establish a refundable child tax credit for Montana resident taxpayers with children under age 5. It provides a $1,200 credit per qualifying child, phasing out for taxpayers with federal adjusted gross income over $56,000 (with a $50,000 phaseout threshold). The credit is refundable, meaning eligible families could receive it as a payment even if they owed no state income tax. The bill also adds the child tax credit to Montana’s required periodic review schedule for tax credits. The bill died in committee on May 22, 2025, and did not become law.
Bill status
died
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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The bill's sponsor list was updated to include new legislators (T. Crowe) and remove others (Z. Zephyr, E. Boldman, W. Curdy, M. Dunwell, J. Ellis, P. Flowers, D. Harvey, D. Hayman, E. Kerr-Carpenter, J. Morigeau, S. Morigeau, C. Neumann, S. Novak, A. Olsen, C. Pope, S. Webber). This change reflects a shift in legislative sponsorship but does not alter the bill's substantive policy, scope, or requirements.
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The list of bill sponsors was modified to add T. Crowe and remove multiple previous sponsors, indicating a change in legislative leadership or coalition without affecting the bill's content.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2025 · House Apr 3, 2025
How they voted
28–22
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 17, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
68% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (28-22)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 3, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (72-27-1)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mary Caferro
DDemocratic
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