# Montana HB 29: Revise administration of property tax exemptions

Montana HB 29, Revise administration of property tax exemptions, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Sherry Essmann (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-03-04 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 29
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise administration of property tax exemptions
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2024-12-06
- Last action: 2025-03-04, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation--Property, Taxation, Taxation--Property, Rule Making
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (292 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Owners of tax-exempt property face 8-year reviews: mixed, medium. The Montana Department of Revenue runs regular reviews of many property tax exemptions. It covers exempt property under Title 15, chapter 6, part 2 that required an application. Each property is reviewed at least once every eight years. Reviews can confirm your exemption or end it, which can raise…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Becky Beard (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-02-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-15 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-01-20 | House | Do Pass | pass | 98 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-17 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 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)
- 2025-02-20: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-18: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-02-18: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-15: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-20: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-01-20: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-17: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-01-14: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-01-08: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-01-08: 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)
- 2024-12-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9f157fdf-054c-4de9-82e1-ac01beb03205)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae4b2b34-b96f-4510-87cc-22c02ad2a790)
- Introduced, 2024-12-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62791e8d-48a9-4851-8413-75fdb8203dad)

## 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=9f157fdf-054c-4de9-82e1-ac01beb03205)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ae4b2b34-b96f-4510-87cc-22c02ad2a790)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62791e8d-48a9-4851-8413-75fdb8203dad)

## 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-HB29-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).