HB 671 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise ABLE Act definitions to conform to Montana individual income tax code

House Bill 671 revises the Montana Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act to align its definition of the "Internal Revenue Code" with the definition used in the Montana individual income tax code. This change ensures consistent interpretation of federal tax law references for individuals participating in or establishing Montana ABLE accounts. By linking the ABLE Act's definition to the state income tax code, the bill aims to standardize how these financial accounts are treated under state law. The bill took effect immediately upon passage and applies retroactively to income tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 22, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
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The legislative text for HB 671 remains substantively unchanged, as the only differences are minor formatting adjustments and the removal of a standard closing marker. No new laws, funding amounts, dates, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Mar 7, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 7, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 22, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Melissa Nikolakakos
Melissa Nikolakakos
RRepublican
MT
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