# Montana HB 27: Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels

Montana HB 27, Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Sherry Essmann (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB27-2025
- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 27
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Remove automatic agricultural classification for certain parcels
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-06
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Agriculture, Revenue, Local, Taxation--Property, Revenue, Local, Revenue, State, Revenue, State, Taxation, Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock, Taxation--Property, Rule Making
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (212 yes, 86 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: Sherry Essmann (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Do Pass As Amended | fail | 40 | 60 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Cloture-Duram | pass | 89 | 9 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | AMD-HB0027.002.002 Reavis DO PASS | pass | 83 | 17 |   |

## Actions (20)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-20: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House)
- 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-22: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-22: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-13: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-12: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-22: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-21: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-01-20: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (House)
- 2024-12-31: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2024-12-30: Hearing (House)
- 2024-12-20: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2024-12-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=92fcddbf-ad06-4354-89b4-84b2de8c8a6e)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6cf46ee-fe64-41f4-a39e-ba871aad3177)

## 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 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=92fcddbf-ad06-4354-89b4-84b2de8c8a6e)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f6cf46ee-fe64-41f4-a39e-ba871aad3177)

## 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-HB27-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).