# Montana HB 337: Revise income tax laws to lower income taxes Montana HB 337, Revise income tax laws to lower income taxes, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brandon Ler (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-28 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB337-2025 - 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 337 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise income tax laws to lower income taxes - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-29 - Last action: 2025-04-28, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Taxation--Individual Income, Revenue, State, Taxation - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 7 (282 yes, 212 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Bigger refundable Earned Income Tax Credit: benefit, high. Beginning with tax year 2026, the Montana Earned Income Tax Credit equals 20% of your federal EITC. The credit is refundable, so you can get money back even if you owe no state tax. If your earned income is treated as a dividend from an agricultural organization under federal law (section 501(d)),… - Lower income and capital gains taxes: benefit, medium. For tax year 2026, Montana taxes ordinary income at 4.7% up to $95,000 (married filing jointly or surviving spouse), $71,250 (head of household), and $47,500 (single, married filing separately, and estates/trusts). Income above those amounts is taxed at 5.65%. Net long‑term capital gains are taxed… - New inflation formula for tax brackets: mixed, low. Starting with the 2028 tax year, the Department of Revenue updates tax brackets each year using a modified inflation factor that swaps the June 2023 CPI with the June 2026 CPI. The department rounds bracket amounts to the nearest $100. New bracket amounts are set by November 1 for the following tax… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 34 | 16 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur As Amended | pass | 32 | 18 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | AMD-HB0337.003.002 Dunwell D/PASS | fail | 14 | 36 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | AMD-HB0337.003.001 Hertz D/PASS | pass | 47 | 2 | | | 2025-04-02 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 40 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Do Pass | pass | 58 | 42 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | AMD-HB0337.002.001 Thane DO PASS | fail | 42 | 58 | | ## Actions (41) - 2025-04-28: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-04-28: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-04-25: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-25: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-23: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-22: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-04-17: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-04: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-04-03: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Transmitted to Senate (House) - 2025-04-02: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-01: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-01: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (House) - 2025-03-29: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House) - 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-02-25: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-02-20: Rereferred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-11: Tabled in Committee (House) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-02-05: Fiscal Note Received (House) - 2025-01-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-01-29: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-01-29: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-01-29: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=23572b0c-306d-4957-8869-46350e045b2a) - As Amended (Version 4), 2025-04-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a1ff8101-c18e-4f7d-907d-d3832115b120) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff563beb-930a-48f4-800e-cf4077c74291) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3aa089b8-ef27-4f36-b60f-0b98c240b404) - Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71a6dcc2-f162-4aa1-993d-60a8e10d5390) ## 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=23572b0c-306d-4957-8869-46350e045b2a) - [As Amended (Version 4) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a1ff8101-c18e-4f7d-907d-d3832115b120) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ff563beb-930a-48f4-800e-cf4077c74291) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=3aa089b8-ef27-4f36-b60f-0b98c240b404) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=71a6dcc2-f162-4aa1-993d-60a8e10d5390) ## 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-HB337-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).