# Montana HB 18: Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account Montana HB 18, Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Mark Thane (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-04-07 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB18-2025 - 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 18 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-22 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Mark Thane (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Taxation--Property, Education - School Finance, Taxation, Taxation--Property - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (287 yes, 11 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Mineral tax money boosts school relief: mixed, medium. 20.75% of the bentonite production tax goes to the School Equalization and Property Tax Reduction Account to help fund school BASE levies. 77.95% goes to the county where the bentonite was produced, and 1.30% goes to a state fund for the Montana University System. The state sends county shares twic… - School taxes and receipts fund property tax relief: mixed, medium. The law sets the county basic school property taxes at 33 mills for elementary and 22 mills for high school. Money from these levies and listed county revenues goes into the School Equalization and Property Tax Reduction Account to support BASE programs. Counties must send any surplus each month, w… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Mark Thane (Democrat), House - Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-21 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 42 | 8 | | | 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2025-01-16 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-01-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (45) - 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: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-22: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-21: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-20: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-13: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-13: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-17: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-17: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-16: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-16: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-16: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-15: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-15: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-14: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-14: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-14: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-13: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-13: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-10: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-09: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-09: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-09: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-08: 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 3), 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25964122-fac1-4997-a5c2-472c67ecf306) - Enrolled, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ea5a2421-d82a-450e-8094-04da22dc3872) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f052690c-4d2f-46af-a59d-b435cb42ec21) - Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=38982aed-c546-4119-84ac-a9d62f3d1dfb) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed) - SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=25964122-fac1-4997-a5c2-472c67ecf306) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ea5a2421-d82a-450e-8094-04da22dc3872) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f052690c-4d2f-46af-a59d-b435cb42ec21) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=38982aed-c546-4119-84ac-a9d62f3d1dfb) ## 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 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025) - [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025) - [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-HB18-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).