# Montana SB 26: Allow legislators to receive mileage reimbursement at IRS mileage reimbursement rates Montana SB 26, Allow legislators to receive mileage reimbursement at IRS mileage reimbursement rates, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Kenneth Bogner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB26-2025 - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 26 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Allow legislators to receive mileage reimbursement at IRS mileage reimbursement rates - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-12-18 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Legislature - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 5 (339 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Double mileage rate for official flights: benefit, medium. People who use their own airplane for official duties get paid per nautical mile. The rate is twice the IRS motor‑vehicle mileage rate. A different rate applies only if another law sets it. - Legislators and jurors get IRS mileage: benefit, low. Legislators, jurors, witnesses, county agents, and other non‑state‑employees get the IRS mileage rate when they use their own car for official work. Payment equals the IRS rate times the miles driven. There is no monthly step‑down after 1,000 miles. - New mileage rules for state employees: mixed, medium. State officers and employees can claim mileage for official trips in a personal car. If a government car is available and you use your own car, you get 48.15% of the current IRS mileage rate. If no government car is available or using your car is in the agency’s best interest, and you attach a noti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Gary Parry (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-18 | House | Do Concur | pass | 96 | 2 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 3 | | | 2025-02-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 1 | | | 2025-02-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-01-17 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 | | ## Actions (37) - 2025-04-03: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Signed by Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Governor (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Signed by Speaker (House) - 2025-03-24: Signed by President (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-18: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-21: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-10: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-02-07: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-07: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-07: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-07: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-06: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-23: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-20: Rereferred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-17: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-16: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-15: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2024-12-18: Introduced (Senate) - 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9fcce3a-9ba5-4009-a3a2-c9a2b3fd5e44) - Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a5c43f3-717f-48e2-81a3-4cca2092b58b) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62e306e3-5971-4cf4-8ca1-f240fae54780) - Introduced, 2024-12-10: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=505ef143-b63f-4459-af52-ad5c0135a62d) ## 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 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=e9fcce3a-9ba5-4009-a3a2-c9a2b3fd5e44) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=1a5c43f3-717f-48e2-81a3-4cca2092b58b) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=62e306e3-5971-4cf4-8ca1-f240fae54780) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=505ef143-b63f-4459-af52-ad5c0135a62d) ## 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-SB26-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).