# Montana SB 302: Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB Montana SB 302, Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Daniel Zolnikov (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB302-2025 - 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 302 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Provide informal review of property tax disputes at MTAB - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-11 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Taxation, Courts, Taxation--Property - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 7 (413 yes, 34 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Independent home appraisals carry more weight: benefit, medium. If you appeal your home's value, MTAB must consider your independent appraisal when it meets state standards and was done within 6 months of the valuation date. In residential cases, a qualifying taxpayer appraisal is presumed to set the assessed value. The Department of Revenue can rebut that with… - Faster informal review for home appeals: mixed, medium. For class four residential property appeals, you can choose an informal review at the Montana Tax Appeal Board. You must have met appearance rules before the county board and filed your MTAB notice within 30 calendar days after you received the county board’s decision. If you choose informal review… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Daniel Zolnikov (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 43 | 5 | | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 41 | 9 | | | 2025-04-01 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 | | | 2025-03-31 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | AMD-SB0302.001.001 Zolnikov D/PASS | pass | 45 | 5 | | | 2025-02-24 | Senate | Do Pass As Amended | pass | 39 | 11 | | ## Actions (27) - 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) - 2025-04-09: 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) - 2025-03-20: Committee Report (House) - 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-02-27: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-02-27: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-02-26: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-02-26: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: 2nd Reading Motion to Amend (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-13: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-12: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-12: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-11: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=35be7729-e123-4046-8fc0-be66b9109fcb) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-03-20: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6bc60fcb-f9ae-4aa2-a847-1efc39a02dab) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dd121c43-70dd-412f-a2ab-72e3f80c210d) - Introduced, 2025-02-11: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=47b0f5da-6af0-4ec5-9f52-457b95522260) ## 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=35be7729-e123-4046-8fc0-be66b9109fcb) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6bc60fcb-f9ae-4aa2-a847-1efc39a02dab) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=dd121c43-70dd-412f-a2ab-72e3f80c210d) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=47b0f5da-6af0-4ec5-9f52-457b95522260) ## 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-SB302-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).