SB 32 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Generally revise property taxes

SB 32 revises Montana's property tax structure by adjusting tax rates for multiple property classes. It lowers the tax rate for mining property (Class 2) from 3% to 1.65% of gross proceeds, sets agricultural land (Class 3) at 1.65% of productive value, and modifies residential/commercial rates (Class 4), including a reduced 1% rate for owner-occupied homes and a 1.4x multiplier for properties over $1.5 million. The bill also adds an inflation adjustment for local government tax levies and clarifies definitions for properties like nonproductive mining claims and owner-occupied residences. These changes directly affect property owners across Montana, particularly in agriculture, mining, and residential real estate.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Last action May 23, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill amends Montana's property tax classification system, primarily adjusting tax rates for Class Two (metal mines), Class Three (agricultural and mining claims), and Class Four (residential and commercial) properties. The changes include updating specific tax percentages and modifying the definitions and valuation rules for various property types.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains focused on property taxation, but the applicability of specific tax rates and valuation methods has been altered for different property classes.
FISCAL

The tax rate for Class Two property (metal mines) was changed from 1.5% to 1.65% of annual gross proceeds.

The tax rate for Class Three property was changed from 1.5% to 1.65% of its productive capacity value.

The base tax rate for Class Four residential property was increased from 1.5% to 1.65% of market value.

DEFINITION

The tax rate for owner-occupied Class Four residential property was increased from 1% to 1.25% of market value.

The tax rate for commercial property under Class Four was adjusted to be based on the new residential rate multiplied by 1.4.

REQUIREMENT

The tax rate for the portion of a single-family home over $1.5 million was updated to use the new residential rate multiplied by 1.4.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

220
Passed
Total votes 22
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic8
8 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican14
14 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Apr 1, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (22-0)
senate
Apr 1, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government
upper
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Jeremy Trebas
RRepublican
MT
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