# Montana HB 220: Provide for a child tax credit

Montana HB 220, Provide for a child tax credit, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Mary Caferro (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Committee); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 220
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide for a child tax credit
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Committee
- Sponsor: Mary Caferro (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation--Individual Income, Minors, Revenue, State, Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (169 yes, 79 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Caferro (Democrat), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Yakawich (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-17 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 28 | 22 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Do Pass | pass | 72 | 27 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Pass | pass | 69 | 30 |   |

## Actions (29)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Rereferred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-03: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-31: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-28: Taken from Table in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-02-04: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-23: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-16: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-15: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-01-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=755c9024-69f5-44f6-84c4-9d092ff9b941)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=755c9024-69f5-44f6-84c4-9d092ff9b941)

## 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-HB220-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).