# Montana HB 16: Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit Montana HB 16, Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Larry Brewster (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB16-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 16 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise infrastructure loan program and tax credit - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-22 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Taxation--Corporations, Taxation--Individual Income, Local Government, Taxation, Taxation--Corporations, Taxation--Individual Income, Revenue, State - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (334 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - No double tax break for fees: cost, high. Beginning with credits claimed after December 31, 2025, you cannot take both a deduction and the infrastructure use fee tax credit for the same fee on your Montana return. If you claim the credit, you must not also deduct that fee under individual or corporate income tax. This stops a double tax br… - Tighter caps on state business loans: cost, medium. The state limits this loan program’s size. Total loans for one jobs program cannot exceed $80 million; a separate program is capped at $70 million. Another loan track has a $50 million yearly cap. Each loan must be at least $250,000. For most loans, the amount cannot exceed $16,666 per expected job… - New rules for small-business job loans: mixed, medium. The law sets a clear job test for these loans: your project must add at least 15 full-time Montana jobs. Raising wages alone no longer qualifies for a loan. Loans must pay for business-enabling infrastructure that local or tribal governments build. The infrastructure can be collateral, and fees cha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-03-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-01-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-01-10 | House | AMD-HB0016.001.002 Reavis DO PASS | fail | 38 | 62 | | | 2025-01-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 1 | | ## Actions (28) - 2025-04-07: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-01: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-25: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-21: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-14: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-13: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-13: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-10: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-01-09: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-09: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-06: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House) - 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House) - 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2024-11-22: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4406454c-c2f8-42ba-bcc9-300acdde0717) - Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccd68984-eefe-4af2-9014-52e2d855bd73) - Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4c50497-8f52-4b9f-92b6-3a88121a2963) ## 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=4406454c-c2f8-42ba-bcc9-300acdde0717) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ccd68984-eefe-4af2-9014-52e2d855bd73) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4c50497-8f52-4b9f-92b6-3a88121a2963) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB16-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).