# Montana HB 162: Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax

Montana HB 162, Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ken Walsh (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 162
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise definition of infrastructure for resort tax
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-10
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation, Local Finance, Local Government, Taxation--Sales, Housing
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (409 yes, 87 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Extra resort tax for housing in resort towns: mixed, medium. Resort communities and areas can add up to 1% to the local resort tax, on top of the base cap of up to 3%. The extra money must pay for infrastructure, including workforce and community housing. Only communities set up before January 1, 2025 can use the extra 1% if they now exceed the population li…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ken Walsh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 82 | 17 |   |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 94 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 33 | 16 |   |
| 2025-01-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 20 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Do Pass | pass | 86 | 14 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-04: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-03-05: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-31: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-30: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-10: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-10: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-10: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=63298e4f-9663-4070-9ee9-f721c40900bd)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9313cb24-3bf8-49bd-9337-65a7f528e61a)
- Introduced, 2025-01-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6ab0d257-726f-48f6-9072-389696aeeb99)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=63298e4f-9663-4070-9ee9-f721c40900bd)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9313cb24-3bf8-49bd-9337-65a7f528e61a)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6ab0d257-726f-48f6-9072-389696aeeb99)

## 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-HB162-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).