# Montana HB 20: Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills Montana HB 20, Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills, 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-HB20-2025 - 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 20 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Require voted levies to be in dollars rather than mills - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2024-11-22 - Last action: 2025-04-07, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Local Finance, Local Government, Taxation--Property, Taxation, Taxation--Property, Education - School Finance, Revenue, Local - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 6 (305 yes, 193 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Levy ballots must show dollars: benefit, low. Levy ballots must state the purpose. They must show the dollar amount to raise and the approximate mills. They must say if the levy is permanent or how long it lasts. This gives voters a clearer tax picture. - Voter-approved levy dollars collected: cost, medium. When a levy passes, the local government can impose the exact dollar amount voters approved. If it imposes the levy, the amount must match the ballot language. This raises property taxes for owners in that taxing area. - New rules for non-school levy math: mixed, low. Non-school levy proposals can choose to use the state's standard mill calculation method, but only if that choice is written on the ballot. School district levies cannot use this option. The old law that let governments exceed the maximum levy with an election is repealed. This can change tax bills… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-25 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 42 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | Do Concur | pass | 57 | 42 | | | 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 16 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 15 | | | 2025-01-23 | House | Do Pass | pass | 63 | 37 | | | 2025-01-22 | House | Do Pass | pass | 59 | 41 | | ## Actions (38) - 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) - 2025-03-25: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-25: 3rd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-03-24: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-02-27: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-19: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-13: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-23: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-01-23: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-01-23: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-23: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-22: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-01-21: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-17: Committee Report (House) - 2025-01-17: 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 4), 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b4cee4da-c628-4503-b376-1a287049c09f) - Enrolled, 2025-03-25: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4f985e6-85bb-488b-847b-9282259beca2) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-02-13: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c138b0af-eb97-4dec-b43a-c03e402685a0) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9751b254-3a03-43d3-8bab-243468c2bbca) - Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9750b899-74ae-4a23-8433-5ea0894a143e) ## 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=b4cee4da-c628-4503-b376-1a287049c09f) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e4f985e6-85bb-488b-847b-9282259beca2) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c138b0af-eb97-4dec-b43a-c03e402685a0) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9751b254-3a03-43d3-8bab-243468c2bbca) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9750b899-74ae-4a23-8433-5ea0894a143e) ## 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-HB20-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).