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MontanaHB 90869th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)HouseWALLET

Generally revise employee tax credit laws to include apprentices

Sponsored By: Curtis Schomer (Republican)

Signed by Governor

Labor and EmploymentRevenue, State

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stackable tax credits for hiring apprentices

Employers can now claim both Montana’s apprenticeship tax credit and the Grow Montana job‑growth credit in the same tax year. Each credit must be approved for that year with a state Labor and Industry credit certificate. Hiring a construction apprentice, as defined by state law, counts as a qualifying new employee for the Grow Montana credit. These changes lower business income taxes when you hire and train apprentices.

State names job credit recipients and amounts

The Department of Revenue reports every two years on job‑growth tax credits. The report lists approvals, credit certificates, employer names, and the credit amounts claimed. This report is not protected by the usual tax confidentiality rules. The law also repeals two earlier session law sections to clean up these credit statutes.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Curtis Schomer

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Ed Buttrey

    Republican • House

  • Wendy McKamey

    Republican • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 237 • No: 61

Senate vote • 4/22/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 30 • No: 20

Senate vote • 4/18/2025

Do Concur

Yes: 32 • No: 18

House vote • 4/5/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 85 • No: 13

House vote • 4/4/2025

Do Pass

Yes: 90 • No: 10

Actions Timeline

  1. Chapter Number Assigned

    5/19/2025House

  2. Signed by Governor

    5/13/2025House

  3. Transmitted to Governor

    5/7/2025House

  4. Signed by President

    5/6/2025Senate

  5. Signed by Speaker

    5/2/2025House

  6. Returned from Enrolling

    4/28/2025House

  7. Sent to Enrolling

    4/22/2025House

  8. 3rd Reading

    4/22/2025Senate

  9. 2nd Reading

    4/18/2025Senate

  10. Committee Report

    4/16/2025Senate

  11. Committee Executive Action

    4/16/2025Senate

  12. Revised Fiscal Note Printed

    4/11/2025House

  13. Revised Fiscal Note Signed

    4/10/2025House

  14. Hearing

    4/9/2025Senate

  15. Revised Fiscal Note Received

    4/9/2025House

  16. Referred to Committee

    4/7/2025Senate

  17. 1st Reading

    4/7/2025Senate

  18. Transmitted to Senate

    4/5/2025House

  19. 3rd Reading

    4/5/2025House

  20. 2nd Reading

    4/4/2025House

  21. Fiscal Note Printed

    4/3/2025House

  22. Committee Report

    4/3/2025House

  23. Committee Executive Action

    4/3/2025House

  24. Taken from Table in Committee

    4/3/2025House

  25. Fiscal Note Signed

    4/2/2025House

Bill Text

  • Enrolled

    4/23/2025

    PDF

  • As Amended (Version 2)

    4/2/2025

    PDF

  • Introduced

    3/28/2025

    PDF

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