SB 404 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information

SB 404 requires local governments (cities, towns, counties) and the Department of Labor and Industry to send copies of building permits for new construction to the Montana Department of Revenue within 30 days of issuance. This includes location details like address or geocode to help the tax agency identify new properties for property appraisal purposes. The bill directly affects local governments and the labor department by adding a reporting obligation. It does not change tax rates or create new taxes, but streamlines data sharing between agencies for existing appraisal processes.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Signed May 8, 2025

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MINOR

The bill extends the deadline for submitting building permit copies to the Department of Revenue from one month to 90 days. It also clarifies that the submission can be made electronically or through other means to any department of revenue office, rather than strictly to a specific field office. These changes provide more time for local governments to comply and offer greater flexibility in how and where permits are reported.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the submission timeline and method for local governments remains the same, but the specific requirements for compliance have been relaxed.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for sending building permit copies to the Department of Revenue from one month to 90 days after the permit is issued.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the submission requirement to allow electronic or other means of delivery to any department of revenue office, instead of requiring a specific field office.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 12, 2025 · House Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

48–2

Passed

Total votes 50

Apr 12, 2025

D Democratic18

18 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican32

30 Yea 2 Nay

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 5, 2025

Signed into law

(S) Signed by Governor

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Signed by Speaker

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Signed by President

upper

Apr 12, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (48-2)

senate

Apr 10, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (98-0-2)

house

Apr 10, 2025

Introduced

(H) Returned to Senate with Amendments

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Report - (H) Local Government

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Lower · Passed

(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Local Government

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Committee

(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government

lower

Mar 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Report - (S) Local Government

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Local Government

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Committee

(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Introduced

(S) Introduced

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors