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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provide property tax exemption for wireless infrastructure"
+description: "Provide property tax exemption for wireless infrastructure"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "SB 534"
+citation: "Montana SB 534 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Communications", "Information Technology", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
+version_count: 24
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2024-09-27T14:11:13+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-16T16:21:08+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daba8e09-9374-4569-9684-4ba08a5912ef"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0416?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "e3e814158781af64672dd44bc6675e6555d5250379236db4558fb4bc7d0d89e7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
+---
+
+# Montana SB 534 (2025) — Provide property tax exemption for wireless infrastructure
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **LC0416.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295811)
+2. **SB0534_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296193)
+3. **SB0534_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296700)
+4. **SB0534_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304176)
+5. **SB0534_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312613)
+6. **SB0534_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313517)
+7. **SB0534_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317648)
+8. **SB0534_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318513)
+9. **SB0534_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318519)
+10. **SB0534_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318520)
+11. **SB0534_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296192)
+12. **SB0534_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318522)
+13. **SB0534_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323044)
+14. **SB0534_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325005)
+15. **SB0534_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325763)
+16. **SB0534_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319053)
+17. **SB0534_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319054)
+18. **SB0534_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319055)
+19. **SB0534_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319130)
+20. **SB0534_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319131)
+21. **SB0534_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321018)
+22. **SB0534_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323042)
+23. **SB0534_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323043)
+24. **SB0534_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318521)
+
+## Votes
+
+- do_pass — **22–0** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **15–6** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass — **7–1** (pass) · upper
+- be_concurred_in — **14–9** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Greg Hertz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-09-27T14:11:13+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2025-03-18T21:26:10+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2025-03-19T14:07:48+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2025-03-20T15:55:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2025-03-20T17:16:44+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2025-03-20T18:30:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2025-03-20T19:38:26+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2025-03-20T21:31:46+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2025-03-20T21:55:43+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2025-03-20T22:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-20T23:07:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-21T23:11:49+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2025-03-27T15:06:12+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
+- **2025-03-27T22:36:07+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
+- **2025-03-28T14:35:10+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2025-03-28T18:06:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-28T19:17:20+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2025-03-28T22:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-01T20:51:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-01T22:02:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-01T22:15:39+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2025-04-02T17:45:41+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-02T19:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-03T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-03T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-03T21:28:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2025-04-04T16:14:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-04T22:17:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-07T19:11:57+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
+- **2025-04-09T19:15:20+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
+- **2025-04-17T16:43:56+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
+- **2025-04-17T19:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
+- **2025-04-22T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-22T16:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-22T18:07:30+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
+- **2025-04-22T18:15:19+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-04-23T15:20:53+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-04-23T21:48:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
+- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-24T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-25T00:00:16+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
+- **2025-04-28T22:27:21+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-30T03:43:48+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-05-02T16:00:06+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-13T18:24:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-16T16:21:08+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daba8e09-9374-4569-9684-4ba08a5912ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+