---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty"
description: "Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 140"
citation: "Montana HB 140 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fires and Fire Protection", "Law Enforcement", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Curtis Schomer"]
version_count: 57
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-22T21:11:29+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:46:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/271b0a2d-cff0-4e53-9c30-bd87b7d588b5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1914?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "b4ca46eb52ec87070d53d8ff14acd047c99c59529cd07792b14c567db7804410"
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 HB 140 (2025) — Provide property tax assistance for law enforcement and firefighters injured in the line of duty

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0140.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272652)
2. **HB0140.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274129)
3. **HB0140.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272651)
4. **HB0140.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274130)
5. **HB0140.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273977)
6. **HB0140.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274162)
7. **HB0140_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270406)
8. **HB0140_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270639)
9. **HB0140_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270640)
10. **HB0140_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270641)
11. **HB0140_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270646)
12. **HB0140_1(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274343)
13. **HB0140_1(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274344)
14. **HB0140_1(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274345)
15. **HB0140_1(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274346)
16. **HB0140_1(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275561)
17. **HB0140_1(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276602)
18. **HB0140_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270418)
19. **HB0140_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270419)
20. **HB0140_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270420)
21. **HB0140_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270422)
22. **HB0140_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270425)
23. **HB0140_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270426)
24. **HB0140_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270427)
25. **HB0140_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270638)
26. **HB0140_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270048)
27. **HB0140_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274348)
28. **HB0140_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276607)
29. **HB0140_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277908)
30. **HB0140_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277939)
31. **HB0140_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311839)
32. **HB0140_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314986)
33. **HB0140_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314987)
34. **HB0140_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274350)
35. **HB0140_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274351)
36. **HB0140_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274379)
37. **HB0140_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274380)
38. **HB0140_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274385)
39. **HB0140_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274386)
40. **HB0140_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274387)
41. **HB0140_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275567)
42. **HB0140_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274347)
43. **HB0140_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314990)
44. **HB0140_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325027)
45. **HB0140_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325430)
46. **HB0140_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326405)
47. **HB0140_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327618)
48. **HB0140_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317220)
49. **HB0140_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317708)
50. **HB0140_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317710)
51. **HB0140_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317711)
52. **HB0140_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320891)
53. **HB0140_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323134)
54. **HB0140_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323135)
55. **HB0140_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323136)
56. **HB0140_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314988)
57. **LC1914.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267851)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Curtis Schomer — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-11-22T21:11:29+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-06T19:54:37+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-10T15:38:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-12T18:28:12+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-12T21:18:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-16T13:07:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-20T19:30:06+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-07T18:33:12+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-08T18:35:45+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-08T18:37:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-09T19:00:27+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-09T20:05:06+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-10T19:30:48+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-01-20T22:07:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-21T16:21:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-21T20:30:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-24T18:05:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-24T20:29:53+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T14:56:28+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-30T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T21:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-31T21:49:02+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-31T22:06:27+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-03T16:17:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-03T20:19:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-06T16:56:27+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-18T22:50:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T23:35:40+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-16T14:07:15+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-16T19:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T16:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:19:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-25T14:48:14+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-01T19:00:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-02T16:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T16:05:54+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T19:52:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:46:37+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/271b0a2d-cff0-4e53-9c30-bd87b7d588b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).