# Montana SB 204: Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies

Montana SB 204, Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Greg Hertz (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-05-23 (Died in Process); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 204
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Sunset or reapprove existing voter approved property tax levies
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-05-23, Died in Process
- Sponsor: Greg Hertz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Local Government, Taxation, Taxation--Property, Local Finance, Revenue, Local, Education - School Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (224 yes, 125 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: Greg Hertz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Do Pass | fail | 24 | 26 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | AMD-SB02204.001.005 Hertz D/PASS | pass | 48 | 2 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 30 | 20 |   |
| 2025-02-28 | Senate | ReconsAction -Hertz | pass | 29 | 20 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | AMD-SB0204.001.004 Hertz D/PASS | pass | 40 | 10 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | fail | 24 | 26 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Indefinitely Postpone -McGillvray | pass | 29 | 21 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-23: Died in Process (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Reconsidered Previous Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Take from Committee; Place on 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Tabled in Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=31372136-13af-4f4e-9f93-db60fbbf7f94)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c6d37a1-d022-4377-8af6-d11a5b8845cc)

## 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=31372136-13af-4f4e-9f93-db60fbbf7f94)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=8c6d37a1-d022-4377-8af6-d11a5b8845cc)

## 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-SB204-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).