# Montana HB 308: Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax Montana HB 308, Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Sherry Essmann (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-18 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB308-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 308 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Maintain the county distribution level of metal mines license tax - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-04-18, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Mining and Minerals, Taxation--Minerals, Taxation, Appropriations, Counties - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - County mining tax payments extended to 2035: benefit, low. The law keeps county payments from the metal mines license tax going. It continues the statutory appropriation that sends this money to counties. These payments now run through June 30, 2035. Most parts of the 2015 act end June 30, 2027, but Section 1 stays active through June 30, 2035. The law doe… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sherry Essmann (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Forrest Mandeville (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-28 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 48 | 0 | | | 2025-03-27 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-02-10 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-07 | House | Do Pass | pass | 100 | 0 | | ## Actions (31) - 2025-04-18: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-17: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-09: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-09: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-30: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-28: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-02-10: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-02-10: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-07: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-04: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-01-29: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-24: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-24: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-24: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-24: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=03adeecb-a28a-4dbb-9e10-3b2978a24c14) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2aced10f-e854-434f-b27b-a5ae4b83d05c) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cc94badf-f0c8-47c4-8e7a-bcbed83a042e) - Introduced, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=867a6073-f0be-41f0-a3f1-01d156e36ef9) ## 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=03adeecb-a28a-4dbb-9e10-3b2978a24c14) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2aced10f-e854-434f-b27b-a5ae4b83d05c) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=cc94badf-f0c8-47c4-8e7a-bcbed83a042e) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=867a6073-f0be-41f0-a3f1-01d156e36ef9) ## 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) - [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-HB308-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).