# Montana SB 458: Revise commercial property assessed capital enhancement program laws Montana SB 458, Revise commercial property assessed capital enhancement program laws, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Kenneth Bogner (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB458-2025 - 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 458 - State: Montana - Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) - Title: Revise commercial property assessed capital enhancement program laws - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-24 - Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Economic Development, Planning - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (295 yes, 4 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - New rules start October 1, 2025: benefit, low. The law takes effect on October 1, 2025. That is when the new program rules apply. - More financed upgrades for commercial buildings: mixed, medium. The law lets local governments finance more kinds of upgrades on commercial buildings. It adds public safety and resiliency projects like seismic fixes, better indoor air, wind, fire, and flood hardening, backup power, stormwater controls, and firearm storage for public use. You sign a contract as… - New rules for project assessment liens: mixed, medium. A project assessment is a lien like a property tax and stays with the property until paid. The term cannot be longer than the project's useful life. The county can collect late payments the same way as property taxes. Installments are usually on your property tax bill unless a special assessment or… - Program plan and owner-arranged financing rules: mixed, low. The Montana Facility Finance Authority runs the program and must publish a plan first. The plan covers marketing, which projects qualify, capital options (including owner-arranged loans), quality checks, contractor rules, and anti-fraud steps. If you arrange your own financing, the local government… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Kenneth Bogner (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Courtenay Sprunger (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 | | | 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 1 | | | 2025-03-06 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 1 | | | 2025-03-05 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 | | ## Actions (23) - 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) - 2025-04-13: Returned from Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate) - 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House) - 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House) - 2025-04-04: Committee Report (House) - 2025-04-03: Committee Executive Action (House) - 2025-03-28: Hearing (House) - 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) - 2025-03-03: Committee Report (Senate) - 2025-03-01: Committee Executive Action (Senate) - 2025-02-28: Hearing (Senate) - 2025-02-25: 1st Reading (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Referred to Committee (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Introduced (Senate) ## Bill text - Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=4fba89d6-2dd9-462e-87b0-339597537521) - Introduced, 2025-02-24: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70b2050e-7d71-4e2e-be6b-566e7f8a34cd) ## 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=4fba89d6-2dd9-462e-87b0-339597537521) - [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=70b2050e-7d71-4e2e-be6b-566e7f8a34cd) ## 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-SB458-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).