Revise state finance laws related to the debt free account and the coal trust fund
HB 926 proposed revising state finance laws by directing the state treasurer to transfer all unobligated funds from the debt and liability free account. These funds would primarily be moved into the coal severance tax permanent fund. A key provision stipulated that if Senate Bill No. 90 did not pass, these funds would instead be transferred to the Montana school facilities fund. The bill also included a small appropriation of $100 from the general fund to the Department of Revenue for implementation.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2025
Last action May 20, 2025
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LC4457.pdf
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from LC 4457 to HB 926 and the sponsor was formally identified as J. Schillinger. The coordination instruction was slightly adjusted to reference 'section 1' specifically, and the document format was updated to an authorized print version, with no substantive changes to the bill's policy, funding, or legal requirements.
TECHNICAL
The bill number changed from LC 4457 to HB 926, and the sponsor name was added as J. Schillinger.
The coordination clause was updated to explicitly reference 'section 1' instead of 'this act' for amendment instructions.
The document header was updated to reflect an 'Authorized Print Version' for HB 926.
Floor votes · House Apr 1, 2025
How they voted
21–0
Passed
Total votes 21
Apr 1, 2025
D
Democratic9
100% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (21-0)
house
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 29, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jerry Schillinger
RRepublican
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