# Montana HB 22: Align home value amounts for school district property tax impact statements

Montana HB 22, Align home value amounts for school district property tax impact statements, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Melissa Romano (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-03-04 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 22
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Align home value amounts for school district property tax impact statements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-06
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Melissa Romano (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Education - K-12, Education - School Finance, Taxation--Property
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (294 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Clearer school tax notices for homeowners: benefit, low. When a school board plans to raise a nonvoted levy, it must pass a resolution by March 31. The public notice must show the mill change, the revenue change from this year, and the tax impact for homes worth $100,000, $300,000, and $600,000, using the district’s latest certified taxable value. The ru…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melissa Romano (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-13 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2025-03-04: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-03-04: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-02-26: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-02-26: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-02-24: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-20: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-20: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: 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)
- 2025-01-09: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-09: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-06: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ca4810f5-2550-40b7-9300-cf75e9d77af6)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b1b23f77-5e62-4553-b92d-f5801043e943)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5608debc-20c2-4362-bb96-853d9b6a8652)

## 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=ca4810f5-2550-40b7-9300-cf75e9d77af6)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b1b23f77-5e62-4553-b92d-f5801043e943)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5608debc-20c2-4362-bb96-853d9b6a8652)

## 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-HB22-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).