# Montana SB 3: Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing Montana SB 3, Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Jeremy Trebas (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-03 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB3-2025 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Montana SB 3 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-11-19 - Last action: 2025-04-03, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Local Finance, Local Government, Taxation--Property, Education - School Finance, Taxation, Taxation--Property - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Advisory committees for TIF districts: benefit, low. When a local government adopts a TIF rule, it appoints an advisory committee. The committee includes at least one representative from each overlapping city or town, county, and school district, and may include other taxing bodies. It advises on running the urban renewal area or targeted economic de… - Public notice and meetings before TIF: benefit, low. Before a city adopts a tax increment financing rule, it must notify the county and school district. They get a public meeting to meet, consult, and take public comment. Before a county adopts a TIF rule, it must notify the school district and offer a public meeting with comment. TIF plans must cons… - Urban renewal boards add school and county: benefit, low. Urban renewal boards must have at least five members. The board includes one county or consolidated city-county member and one member from an overlapping school district. First terms are staggered (1, 2, 3, and two 4‑year seats); later terms are 4 years. Appointments are filed with the municipal cl… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Jeremy Trebas (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Larry Brewster (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 | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 | | | 2025-01-31 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (24) - 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) - 2025-03-19: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-03-18: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-03-18: Returned to Senate (House) - 2025-03-17: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Report (House) - 2025-02-18: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-05: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-04: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-04: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-03: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-03: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-31: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-01-29: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-01-08: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-01-07: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2024-11-19: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b2919fcf-434b-4db9-92e1-735943033b4b) - Enrolled, 2025-03-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d4309fdc-9504-4e86-820a-b0cae073531e) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c73504fc-0ab7-4585-bc3a-8ee9538e4566) - Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2e226b30-ff65-429d-ad42-ba5defccdcf0) ## 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 - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b2919fcf-434b-4db9-92e1-735943033b4b) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=d4309fdc-9504-4e86-820a-b0cae073531e) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=c73504fc-0ab7-4585-bc3a-8ee9538e4566) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=2e226b30-ff65-429d-ad42-ba5defccdcf0) ## 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) - [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-SB3-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).