# Montana HB 827: Revise social security income taxation

Montana HB 827, Revise social security income taxation, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Melody Cunningham (Democrat); status failed, last action 2025-05-22 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 827
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise social security income taxation
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Last action: 2025-05-22, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Melody Cunningham (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Senior Citizens, Taxation--Individual Income, Revenue, State
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 9 (389 yes, 251 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Melody Cunningham (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | ReconsAction -Zolnikov | fail | 21 | 29 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 25 | 25 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 27 | 23 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | fail | 20 | 30 |   |
| 2025-04-18 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 31 | 14 |   |
| 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 79 | 19 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 78 | 21 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | ReconsAction - Cunningham | pass | 58 | 40 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Pass | fail | 50 | 50 |   |

## Actions (40)

- 2025-05-22: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Motion (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-04-22: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-04-05: Transmitted to Senate (House)
- 2025-04-05: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-04: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-03: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-02: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-02: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reconsidered Previous Action (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-28: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-03: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-02-28: Hearing (House)
- 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-26: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-26: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-16: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=94a3a70d-a3d8-4910-9cd8-c97e9c205be3)
- Introduced, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9804dd7c-31be-4311-9ef6-9be46bd650e0)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=94a3a70d-a3d8-4910-9cd8-c97e9c205be3)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9804dd7c-31be-4311-9ef6-9be46bd650e0)

## 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-HB827-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).