SB 237 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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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What changed between versions

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MINOR
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.
TECHNICAL

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

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 26, 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
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

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Dave Fern
DDemocratic
MT
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