# Montana HB 842: Legislative referendum on sales tax to fund education

Montana HB 842, Legislative referendum on sales tax to fund education, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Brad Barker (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 842
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Legislative referendum on sales tax to fund education
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-18
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Brad Barker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation, Colleges, Education - K-12, Referendum, Taxation--Sales, Education - School Finance, Education - Post-Secondary, Taxation--Property
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brad Barker (Republican), House

## Actions (11)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal (House)
- 2025-04-03: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-29: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-28: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-20: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-20: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-18: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-03-18: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=903aeb3d-1de7-4e2f-a2ba-9dadddbe8144)

## 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
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=903aeb3d-1de7-4e2f-a2ba-9dadddbe8144)

## 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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB842-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).