Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
Senate Bill 237 requires the Revenue Interim Committee to provide a recommendation to the Legislature regarding potential revisions to property tax rates. This recommendation must be based on a "taxable value neutrality report" prepared by the Department of Revenue. The report outlines tax rates necessary to maintain overall taxable value neutrality for specific property classes (Class 3, 4, and 10) during their two-year reappraisal cycles. This process ensures legislative review and input on property tax adjustments following property revaluations, indirectly affecting property owners.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed May 13, 2025
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The bill text was finalized by removing the draft 'END' markers and extra blank lines, while retaining the core instruction to revise property tax rates based on a neutrality report and amend specific sections of the Montana Code Annotated. This change represents a finalization step rather than a substantive policy shift, as the legislative intent and legal requirements remain identical to the previous version.
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Removed draft formatting markers ('- END -') and unnecessary blank lines to finalize the document text.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 26, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025
How they voted
49–1
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 2025
D
Democratic18
100% Yea
R
Republican32
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
47
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 9, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 16, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (66-32-2)
house
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Fern
DDemocratic
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