# Montana HB 920: Provide property tax exemption for senior care facilities and housing Montana HB 920, Provide property tax exemption for senior care facilities and housing, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) House bill sponsored by Amy Regier (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB920-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana HB 920 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide property tax exemption for senior care facilities and housing - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-28 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Amy Regier (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Taxation, Revenue, Local, Revenue, State, Taxation--Property, City Officers, County Finance, County Officers, Local Finance, Local Government, Senior Citizens, Retirement - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (279 yes, 18 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property tax break for senior housing: benefit, medium. The law exempts approved senior care and housing projects from all property taxes. Only 501(c)(3) Montana nonprofits formed to develop senior housing can sponsor a project. Starting in 2026, the exemption begins the first tax year after Department of Revenue approval and runs up to 5 years, with on… - Local approval and rules for projects: benefit, low. A nonprofit sponsor must petition the local government for preapproval. The local body gives notice, holds a hearing, and must find a compelling need. If approved, the sponsor has 2 years to apply to the Department of Revenue; if denied, it may refile after 3 months. Projects must follow local plan… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Amy Regier (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-22 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 7 | | | 2025-04-18 | Senate | Do Concur | pass | 43 | 7 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Do Pass | pass | 94 | 4 | | | 2025-04-04 | House | Do Pass | pass | 99 | 0 | | ## Actions (33) - 2025-05-19: Chapter Number Assigned (House) - 2025-05-13: Signed by Governor (House) - 2025-05-07: Transmitted to Governor (House) - 2025-05-06: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-05-02: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-04-28: Returned from Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: Sent to Enrolling (House) - 2025-04-22: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-18: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-04-09: 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: Fiscal Note Printed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Signed (House) - 2025-04-02: Fiscal Note Received (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) - 2025-03-31: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-29: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-29: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House) - 2025-03-28: Introduced (House) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=19bcec43-44f3-4c4c-b811-d65fa7d4248b) - Introduced, 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=383b300e-770f-4c8f-a1de-92dc790b22b6) ## 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=19bcec43-44f3-4c4c-b811-d65fa7d4248b) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=383b300e-770f-4c8f-a1de-92dc790b22b6) ## 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) - [Montana bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana/bills) - [Montana state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/montana) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB920-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).