# Montana HB 19: Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding

Montana HB 19, Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Larry Brewster (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-02-27 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 19
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require public hearing before certain tax increment financing bonding
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-11-22
- Last action: 2025-02-27, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Local Finance, Local Government, Taxation--Property, Education - School Finance, Taxation, Taxation--Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Public hearing before extending tax increment financing: benefit, low. The law requires a public hearing before a local government pledges tax increment to pay bonds that would extend tax increment financing past year 15. The same legislative body that approved the tax increment provision must hold the hearing to decide if the plan requires the pledge. The local gover…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Do Pass | pass | 97 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-16 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-02-27: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-02-27: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-02-20: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-02-20: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-18: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-14: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-14: 3rd Reading (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)
- 2025-01-20: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-17: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-11-22: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4130a9e-986d-48e8-8365-eac222d9bd1e)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2250df7e-9591-4c45-b028-9a3be0584f63)
- Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1e7ee063-43d8-4f8f-8a51-7f5e78b018ea)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4130a9e-986d-48e8-8365-eac222d9bd1e)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2250df7e-9591-4c45-b028-9a3be0584f63)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1e7ee063-43d8-4f8f-8a51-7f5e78b018ea)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB19-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).