HB 507 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Constitutional amendment for sales tax to fund K-12 education

HB 507 is a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Montana to implement a 4% statewide sales tax (and use tax) specifically to reduce property taxes funding K-12 public schools. If approved by voters, this tax revenue would replace some local property tax funding for schools, directly affecting Montana taxpayers and public school districts. The bill requires a two-thirds legislative vote for passage and voter approval in the November 2026 election, with an effective date of July 1, 2027 if adopted. The bill was withdrawn by the House on February 27, 2025, per procedural rules, and did not advance further.

Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

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Governor

Introduced Feb 14, 2025 Last action Feb 27, 2025

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MINOR

The bill's sponsor list was updated to include new legislators (D. Fern, J. Fuller, S. Essmann, G. Parry) and remove several original sponsors (J. Darling, S. Gist, G. Hertz, L. Jones, S. Kelly, G. Kmetz, B. Mercer, G. Nikolakakos, G. Oblander, M. Vinton, D. Fern, J. Windy Boy). This change reflects a shift in legislative support or a reorganization of the sponsoring committee, but it does not alter the bill's actual text, policy, or legal requirements.

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The list of bill sponsors was replaced with a different set of names, indicating a change in who is officially introducing the legislation.

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Committee

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation

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Feb 14, 2025

Introduced

(H) Introduced

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