# Montana SB 404: Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information Montana SB 404, Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Dave Fern (Democrat); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB404-2025 - 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 404 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Require reporting of building permits for appraisal information - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-21 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Taxation, Taxation--Property, Counties, Labor and Employment, Local Government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 6 (372 yes, 25 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Building and electrical permits sent to Revenue Department: benefit, low. Local governments and the Department of Labor and Industry must send copies of new-construction building and electrical permits to the Montana Department of Revenue within 90 days. Each permit copy must include clear parcel location info in a format agreed with the Department, such as an address, g… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dave Fern (Democrat), Senate - Cosponsor: Ed Stafman (Democrat), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-12 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 48 | 2 | | | 2025-04-11 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 98 | 0 | | | 2025-04-09 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 39 | 11 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 40 | 10 | | ## Actions (34) - 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) - 2025-04-14: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-12: 3rd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 2nd Reading House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Returned to Senate with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-10: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-09: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (House) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Signed (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Revised Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Revised Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-03-17: 1st Reading (House) - 2025-03-07: Referred to Committee (House) - 2025-03-06: Transmitted to House (Senate) - 2025-03-06: 3rd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-05: 2nd Reading (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Unsigned (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Fiscal Note Received (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-21: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-21: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-14: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=35d78fa8-0aa5-4884-9cd6-e7300824226c) - As Amended (Version 3), 2025-04-04: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a16b881-54fc-422d-a7f7-0594c818d4e3) - As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-01: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4f2cf86-8f31-41c7-bd55-63cf477cd165) - Introduced, 2025-02-21: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9086390a-0ec7-4568-9c03-e148950d8586) ## 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=35d78fa8-0aa5-4884-9cd6-e7300824226c) - [As Amended (Version 3) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=0a16b881-54fc-422d-a7f7-0594c818d4e3) - [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=f4f2cf86-8f31-41c7-bd55-63cf477cd165) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=9086390a-0ec7-4568-9c03-e148950d8586) ## 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-SB404-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).