# Montana SB 289: Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments

Montana SB 289, Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Denley Loge (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 289
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Provide county notification for certain property tax adjustments
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-11
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxation--Property, Counties, County Finance, Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (397 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- County alerts for $1.5 million value drops: mixed, low. Beginning with property tax years starting January 1, 2026, the Department of Revenue notifies counties when any property's preliminary market value falls by more than $1,500,000 since the last reappraisal. The notice is electronic and may cover more than one property. The department also sends a c…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Denley Loge (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (32)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-01: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-31: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-05: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Requested (House)
- 2025-02-27: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=a2d40df8-a097-4e5b-99ae-6ce1db5ed9e9)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6e37927c-0748-44cd-84d4-10b84653691b)
- Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=029a3327-dfeb-4cf9-89a9-1414bc4c0183)

## 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=a2d40df8-a097-4e5b-99ae-6ce1db5ed9e9)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6e37927c-0748-44cd-84d4-10b84653691b)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=029a3327-dfeb-4cf9-89a9-1414bc4c0183)

## 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-SB289-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).