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MT HB20

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

4/7/2025

Primary Sponsor

Larry Brewster

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Voted levies must now be stated as a specific dollar amount with approximate mills, rather than allowing the option to specify mills with approximate dollars
  • Non-school district voted levies may be made subject to inflation adjustment provisions under 15-10-420(1)(a), allowing annual increases of one-half the average inflation rate over the prior 3 years
  • Ballots for mill levy elections must include the statement that property tax increases may lead to increased rental costs
  • Ballots must show the dollar impact on homes valued at $100,000, $300,000, and $600,000
  • Repeals Section 7-6-4431, MCA, which previously authorized governing bodies to exceed or impose less than maximum mill levies

Legislative Description

Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills

Local Finance

Last Action

Chapter Number Assigned

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Taxation1/27/2025
Taxation12/20/2024

Full Bill Text

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