# Montana HB 154: Establish a housing fairness tax credit

Montana HB 154, Establish a housing fairness tax credit, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jonathan Karlen (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 154
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Establish a housing fairness tax credit
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Housing, Taxation, Taxation--Property, Revenue, State, Taxation--Individual Income
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (119 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jonathan Karlen (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Flowers (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 39 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass | pass | 60 | 40 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-01-30: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-09: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8999948d-4fab-4324-a8cb-d63962f1adc8)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3a849106-5655-4235-a998-c81ffb321e8d)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8999948d-4fab-4324-a8cb-d63962f1adc8)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3a849106-5655-4235-a998-c81ffb321e8d)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB154-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).