# Montana HB 329: Make the Montana ammunition act permanent Montana HB 329, Make the Montana ammunition act permanent, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Ed Byrne (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB329-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 329 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Make the Montana ammunition act permanent - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-28 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Ed Byrne (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Guns and Weapons, Taxation--Property, Revenue, State, Taxation, Taxation--Individual Income, Taxation--Corporations, Revenue, Local - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 9 (422 yes, 274 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Big state tax break for ammo makers: benefit, high. The law exempts Montana businesses whose main work is making ammunition parts from many state taxes on that activity. It removes state educational property tax and the business equipment tax, and it exempts related state income taxes. Corporations whose main business is this manufacturing can also… - Tax break for lenders to ammo makers: benefit, high. Investors or lenders who make bona fide, arm's-length loans to qualifying Montana ammunition-component makers do not pay Montana income tax on the income from those loans. The break applies to both individual and corporate filers; corporations may exclude that loan income from corporate tax. It cov… - Tax breaks start 2025, end 2035: mixed, high. The law applies to tax years that start on or after January 1, 2025. Qualifying businesses and lenders can claim the exclusions for 2025 and later years and may seek refunds as needed. All tax breaks in this act end on December 31, 2035. After that date, the exemptions and exclusions no longer appl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Ed Byrne (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-30 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 41 | 9 | | | 2025-04-30 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 55 | 45 | | | 2025-04-29 | Senate | Do Adopt | pass | 46 | 3 | | | 2025-04-29 | House | Do Adopt | pass | 60 | 40 | | | 2025-04-17 | House | Do Concur | fail | 44 | 56 | | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 14 | | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 39 | 11 | | | 2025-03-28 | House | Do Pass | pass | 51 | 48 | | | 2025-03-27 | House | Do Pass | pass | 52 | 48 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-05: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-05-02: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-30: 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-29: 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Hearing (House) - 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Appointed (Senate) - 2025-04-24: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Appointed (House) - 2025-04-17: 2nd Reading Senate Amendments (House) - 2025-04-14: Returned to House with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-14: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-03-31: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-03-28: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-03-28: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-27: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-20: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-02-12: Tabled in Committee (House) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-03: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-31: Hearing Canceled (House) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-28: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-05-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ac814bbb-4d6a-4b84-a64b-e85a36220be8) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8148d3d0-4495-4d1b-a1c2-cbf453074e70) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=119d5412-0601-404a-9d58-db9428c688e0) - Introduced, 2025-01-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dcdfd694-0ae6-4fb3-97e9-fcdf89b69c28) ## 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 - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ac814bbb-4d6a-4b84-a64b-e85a36220be8) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8148d3d0-4495-4d1b-a1c2-cbf453074e70) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=119d5412-0601-404a-9d58-db9428c688e0) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dcdfd694-0ae6-4fb3-97e9-fcdf89b69c28) ## 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) - [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-HB329-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).