# Montana HB 155: Revise class four residential and commercial property taxes

Montana HB 155, Revise class four residential and commercial property taxes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Mark Thane (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB155-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 155
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise class four residential and commercial property taxes
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Mark Thane (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation--Property, Taxation, Local Finance, Revenue, Local, Revenue, State, Education - School Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (296 yes, 147 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: Mark Thane (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Pat Flowers (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | ReconsAction -Dunwell | fail | 20 | 28 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 21 | 29 |   |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | fail | 21 | 26 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 68 | 30 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | House | Do Pass | pass | 87 | 13 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 21 |   |

## Actions (46)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-25: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing Canceled (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-04: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-03: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-28: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-28: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-21: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-02-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-06: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-05: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-05: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-05: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-31: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-29: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-01-28: 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 4), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bce7093b-3336-4a1d-b005-0e616760705f)
- As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d06c89b7-9e38-465a-9fb3-831bec84895e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9b6eb717-a134-4327-9dbd-5a96b3cb3400)
- Introduced, 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=930fd72a-492e-4823-bff5-f9648a15e838)

## 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 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bce7093b-3336-4a1d-b005-0e616760705f)
- [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d06c89b7-9e38-465a-9fb3-831bec84895e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9b6eb717-a134-4327-9dbd-5a96b3cb3400)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=930fd72a-492e-4823-bff5-f9648a15e838)

## 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-HB155-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).
