SB 339 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revise oil and gas production damage mitigation account

This bill revises how certain oil and natural gas production taxes are distributed in Montana. It specifically alters the deposits made into the oil and gas production damage mitigation account. Under this bill, if the money in the damage mitigation account reaches or exceeds $10 million, no further deposits will be made into it. Instead, those funds will be directed to the oil and gas board's expense account for reserves or to address impacts of oil and gas production.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 17, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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SB0339_X(2).pdf → SB0339_X(3).pdf · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill amends two sections of the Montana Code Annotated to adjust how oil and gas production tax revenues are distributed. A new provision allocates 2.16% of remaining tax funds to a specific state special revenue account for natural resources projects, while a minor formatting change was made to the bill's title.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to include a mandatory funding allocation to a new or existing special revenue account for natural resources projects.

FISCAL

Added a requirement to allocate 2.16% of remaining oil and gas production tax revenues to the natural resources projects state special revenue account.

TECHNICAL

Removed a period at the end of the bill's title text.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 2, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

50–0

Passed

Total votes 50

Apr 2, 2025

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

32 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

May 9, 2025

Signed into law

(S) Signed by Governor

upper

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 15, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (97-0-3)

house

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (50-0)

senate

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation

upper

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation

upper

Feb 17, 2025

Introduced

(S) Introduced

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors