# Montana SB 5: Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members

Montana SB 5, Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Becky Beard (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-17 (Chapter Number Assigned); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 5
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise compensation for county tax appeal board members
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-11-19
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Counties, Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 4 (298 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher pay for county tax appeal board members: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, county tax appeal board members get $60 for up to 4 hours of work in a day. They get $120 for more than 4 hours. Pay applies only when the board hears taxpayer appeals or at meetings called by the Montana Tax Appeal Board. Work time includes hearings, deliberations, and thos…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Becky Beard (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Larry Brewster (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Do Concur | pass | 99 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-26 | House | Do Concur | pass | 100 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-27 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-24 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 50 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-04-17: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-01: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-26: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-21: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-20: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-07: Hearing (House)
- 2025-01-28: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-01-28: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-01-27: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-01-22: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-01-10: Fiscal Note Printed (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Fiscal Note Signed (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-01-07: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-01-06: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Received (Senate)
- 2024-12-18: Fiscal Note Requested (Senate)
- 2024-11-19: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-15: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ab3d04dc-c654-4485-8671-8e093bf81ea2)
- As Amended (Version 2), 2025-03-28: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bced9904-c948-428f-93cb-fbc564e2c666)
- Introduced, 2024-11-26: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6edf5fc0-df92-4b75-be3c-fe53c40ee2f7)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ab3d04dc-c654-4485-8671-8e093bf81ea2)
- [As Amended (Version 2) (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=bced9904-c948-428f-93cb-fbc564e2c666)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=6edf5fc0-df92-4b75-be3c-fe53c40ee2f7)

## 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 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB5-2025 (as of 2026-10-12).