# Montana HB 844: Revise the taxation of class eight business equipment

Montana HB 844, Revise the taxation of class eight business equipment, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Mike Vinton (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-20 (Died in Process) (as of 2026-10-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB844-2025
- As of: 2026-10-11
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## Facts
- Bill: Montana HB 844
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise the taxation of class eight business equipment
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-19
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Mike Vinton (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation, Local Finance, Taxation--Property, Revenue, Local, Revenue, State, Education - School Finance
- 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: Mike Vinton (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon Ler (Republican), House

## Actions (22)

- 2025-05-20: Died in Process (House)
- 2025-04-11: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-04-09: Fiscal Note Unsigned (House)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (House)
- 2025-04-07: Revised Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-04-03: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-04-03: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-02: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-04-01: Hearing (House)
- 2025-04-01: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-01: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-26: Tabled in Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Printed (House)
- 2025-03-26: Fiscal Note Signed (House)
- 2025-03-25: Fiscal Note Received (House)
- 2025-03-19: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-19: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-19: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-03-19: Introduced (House)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c324217e-5792-4402-b1c6-03421793fcd7)
- Introduced, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e84c3280-da58-4f0c-b69c-b4b1178a7a3b)

## 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
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c324217e-5792-4402-b1c6-03421793fcd7)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e84c3280-da58-4f0c-b69c-b4b1178a7a3b)

## 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-HB844-2025 (as of 2026-10-11).