# Montana SB 237: Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates

Montana SB 237, Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dave Fern (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 237
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Taxation, Taxation--Property, Legislature
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (232 yes, 65 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Committee must recommend property tax rates: mixed, low. The law requires the Revenue Interim Committee to tell the next Legislature whether to change property tax rates. The committee must use the state's Taxable Value Neutrality Report from the second year of each property reappraisal cycle. The review can support raising or lowering rates. The committ…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jill Cohenour (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-16 | House | Do Concur | pass | 66 | 32 |   |
| 2025-04-15 | House | Do Concur | pass | 70 | 30 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-25 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 47 | 2 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2025-05-13: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-08: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-29: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-23: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-18: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-15: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-04-09: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-04-03: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-28: Hearing Canceled (House)
- 2025-03-27: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-27: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-26: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-17: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b13ed67f-c82c-4b4d-8bc0-1194fb70a077)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=65bf6fcb-4959-4421-b754-f662b2b4f1ee)
- Introduced, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7858d9b3-4a33-4956-96c7-550e3aafcdc0)

## 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
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b13ed67f-c82c-4b4d-8bc0-1194fb70a077)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=65bf6fcb-4959-4421-b754-f662b2b4f1ee)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=7858d9b3-4a33-4956-96c7-550e3aafcdc0)

## 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-SB237-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).