---
type: "Bill"
title: "Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account"
description: "Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 18"
citation: "Montana HB 18 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - School Finance", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Thane"]
version_count: 41
action_count: 57
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-04T17:53:13+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-07T20:24:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9907d56-e833-40de-a31c-9114173c4355"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0080?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "d470a4b7cf3befbe5adb11bf8be6ce696dc207d65cb095775daa0f2bac35fe8e"
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 18 (2025) — Deposit non-levy revenue in school equalization and property tax relief account

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0018.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270340)
2. **HB0018.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270341)
3. **HB0018.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270298)
4. **HB0018_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270460)
5. **HB0018_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270461)
6. **HB0018_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270462)
7. **HB0018_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270463)
8. **HB0018_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275175)
9. **HB0018_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276242)
10. **HB0018_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266365)
11. **HB0018_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270465)
12. **HB0018_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297485)
13. **HB0018_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270466)
14. **HB0018_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270467)
15. **HB0018_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270487)
16. **HB0018_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270488)
17. **HB0018_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=272232)
18. **HB0018_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275316)
19. **HB0018_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276369)
20. **HB0018_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276888)
21. **HB0018_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270464)
22. **HB0018_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297484)
23. **HB0018_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297487)
24. **HB0018_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308188)
25. **HB0018_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308189)
26. **HB0018_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310836)
27. **HB0018_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316774)
28. **HB0018_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320352)
29. **HB0018_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324200)
30. **HB0018_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325585)
31. **HB0018_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327237)
32. **HB0018_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297488)
33. **HB0018_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297824)
34. **HB0018_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297825)
35. **HB0018_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298100)
36. **HB0018_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298147)
37. **HB0018_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298148)
38. **HB0018_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298188)
39. **HB0018_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=308187)
40. **HB0018_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=297486)
41. **LC0080.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265456)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **23–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **22–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Thane — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-04T17:53:13+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-10T18:17:21+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-09-13T12:23:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-09-26T18:32:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-07T20:14:07+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-15T22:05:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-19T00:16:46+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-11-19T15:11:36+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-11-22T17:22:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2024-12-18T20:46:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2024-12-20T22:10:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-06T17:24:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T01:33:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-01-08T13:40:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-08T20:20:57+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-09T15:35:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-09T18:20:43+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-09T20:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-09T22:53:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-10T20:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-10T21:09:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-13T15:10:00+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-01-13T21:44:03+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-14T15:49:17+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-14T20:41:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-14T22:42:23+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-15T21:19:07+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-16T01:14:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-16T15:41:47+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-16T21:24:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-16T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-16T22:29:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-01-17T20:30:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17T21:03:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-23T18:57:58+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-01-29T17:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-01-29T22:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-13T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-13T21:20:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T22:03:10+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-21T15:02:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-22T14:57:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-17T19:05:50+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T17:10:07+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-20T21:39:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2025-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-21T20:18:09+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-25T12:26:40+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-28T23:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-01T17:00:47+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-01T18:35:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-07T19:55:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-07T20:24:54+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/b9907d56-e833-40de-a31c-9114173c4355`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).