# Montana HB 411: Exempt agricultural property from open space levies

Montana HB 411, Exempt agricultural property from open space levies, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Jane Gillette (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-12 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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- As of: 2026-10-12
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 411
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Exempt agricultural property from open space levies
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-06
- Last action: 2025-05-12, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock, Agriculture, Taxation, Taxation--Property, Local Finance, Revenue, Local
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (184 yes, 114 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Farm and forest land exempt from open-space levies: benefit, high. The law exempts certain farm and forest property from open-space property tax levies and from the property taxes used to pay open‑space general obligation bonds. Covered items are eligible agricultural land, defined forest land, all agricultural improvements on that land, all noncommercial improvem…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jane Gillette (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Wendy McKamey (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 38 | 12 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 35 | 14 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Do Pass | pass | 56 | 43 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | House | Do Pass | pass | 55 | 45 |   |

## Actions (31)

- 2025-05-12: Chapter Number Assigned (House)
- 2025-05-12: Signed by Governor (House)
- 2025-05-05: Transmitted to Governor (House)
- 2025-05-02: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-25: Returned from Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House)
- 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-03-26: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-27: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-24: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-02-19: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-02-13: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-10: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-06: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-06: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=5469c012-4d9a-4a76-81a1-96d712cc72d4)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bd17ebf0-126b-4d71-a371-cd8380a8ffb0)
- Introduced, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50787c3a-0390-4cfe-b573-af6cb1f33df1)

## 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=5469c012-4d9a-4a76-81a1-96d712cc72d4)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bd17ebf0-126b-4d71-a371-cd8380a8ffb0)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=50787c3a-0390-4cfe-b573-af6cb1f33df1)

## 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-HB411-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).