---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases"
description: "Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 117"
citation: "Montana SB 117 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - School Finance", "Local Finance", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 42
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-08-27T13:26:52+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T20:31:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7952c667-309b-478a-b4f6-fecb13a24b79"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0004?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "86882e6594b0fb75db98363dfc43e334956cfac45ff2fbff17e85db728cac792"
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 117 (2025) — Revise government entity limitations on property tax increases

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269655)
2. **SB0117.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295375)
3. **SB0117.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306897)
4. **SB0117.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306892)
5. **SB0117_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270502)
6. **SB0117_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271840)
7. **SB0117_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275265)
8. **SB0117_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276321)
9. **SB0117_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296813)
10. **SB0117_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296814)
11. **SB0117_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296815)
12. **SB0117_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296816)
13. **SB0117_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270501)
14. **SB0117_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296818)
15. **SB0117_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312419)
16. **SB0117_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312421)
17. **SB0117_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296820)
18. **SB0117_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296821)
19. **SB0117_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296840)
20. **SB0117_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296851)
21. **SB0117_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296854)
22. **SB0117_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296855)
23. **SB0117_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300569)
24. **SB0117_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307140)
25. **SB0117_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296817)
26. **SB0117_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312425)
27. **SB0117_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320687)
28. **SB0117_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322605)
29. **SB0117_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322606)
30. **SB0117_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322607)
31. **SB0117_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324930)
32. **SB0117_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325540)
33. **SB0117_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327214)
34. **SB0117_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312426)
35. **SB0117_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313241)
36. **SB0117_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313248)
37. **SB0117_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313255)
38. **SB0117_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313256)
39. **SB0117_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313267)
40. **SB0117_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313268)
41. **SB0117_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317123)
42. **SB0117_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312422)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **39–9** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **11–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **67–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-08-27T13:26:52+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-02T21:28:34+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-12-17T21:01:56+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2024-12-30T16:53:00+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-31T01:16:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-31T14:23:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-31T17:55:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-31T18:46:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-31T23:35:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-09T23:38:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-09T23:44:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-10T20:09:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-15T19:26:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-16T22:47:19+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-01-17T00:33:27+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-24T20:12:07+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-24T21:22:02+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-01-27T18:48:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-21T15:46:21+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-21T20:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-27T20:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-28T21:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-28T22:25:51+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-29T14:18:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-29T15:09:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31T23:02:57+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-31T23:03:12+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-01T16:12:20+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-03T16:48:45+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-04-09T17:30:58+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-04-09T22:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-15T19:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-16T20:52:50+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-18T15:33:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-23T13:00:31+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-29T22:15:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-30T16:55:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-09T02:25:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T20:31:12+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/7952c667-309b-478a-b4f6-fecb13a24b79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).