SB 534 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provide property tax exemption for wireless infrastructure

SB 534 provides a property tax exemption for specific wireless infrastructure in Montana. This bill exempts qualifying wireless infrastructure, placed into service on or after the act's effective date, from property taxes for an initial period of five years. Following this, the exemption gradually phases out over the next five years, after which the property becomes fully taxable. To maintain the exemption, owners must reinvest the tax savings into new communication infrastructure within Montana, without charging those costs to consumers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed May 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill removed the phrase 'AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE' from the title, leaving only 'AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.' This change likely clarifies that the legislation relies solely on a specific effective date for implementation, rather than a separate applicability date, though the practical impact on the bill's operation is minimal.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's title was slightly narrowed by removing the reference to an 'applicability date,' suggesting a consolidation of timing terms.
TECHNICAL

The phrase 'AND AN APPLICABILITY DATE' was deleted from the bill's title, likely to streamline the language or clarify that only an effective date is being established.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2025 · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

4010
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 3, 2025
D Democratic18
10 Yea 8 Nay
55% 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
51
Key actions
13
Committee
12
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
May 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 24, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (65-35)
house
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Apr 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (40-10)
senate
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Greg Hertz
Greg Hertz
RRepublican
MT
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