---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt agricultural property from open space levies"
description: "Exempt agricultural property from open space levies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 411"
citation: "Montana HB 411 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture", "Local Finance", "Revenue", "Local", "Taxation", "Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jane Gillette"]
version_count: 43
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-20T16:19:50+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-12T20:30:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b7064bb-3a2e-4b5e-9012-3cc7ee266a29"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1754?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "aed3acbe75ad0e5cad77a56a7d8e539d529c02ffcc2b4898fa7f79280f93d295"
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 411 (2025) — Exempt agricultural property from open space levies

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0411.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283458)
2. **HB0411_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280076)
3. **HB0411_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284471)
4. **HB0411_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284472)
5. **HB0411_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284474)
6. **HB0411_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284476)
7. **HB0411_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284478)
8. **HB0411_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279608)
9. **HB0411_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284482)
10. **HB0411_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284829)
11. **HB0411_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284830)
12. **HB0411_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284840)
13. **HB0411_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284841)
14. **HB0411_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284842)
15. **HB0411_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284843)
16. **HB0411_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284844)
17. **HB0411_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284845)
18. **HB0411_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299115)
19. **HB0411_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304738)
20. **HB0411_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284486)
21. **HB0411_2(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315055)
22. **HB0411_2(21).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315057)
23. **HB0411_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284487)
24. **HB0411_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284526)
25. **HB0411_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284527)
26. **HB0411_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284540)
27. **HB0411_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284826)
28. **HB0411_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284827)
29. **HB0411_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284828)
30. **HB0411_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284480)
31. **HB0411_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315059)
32. **HB0411_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326321)
33. **HB0411_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327578)
34. **HB0411_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317231)
35. **HB0411_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317814)
36. **HB0411_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317815)
37. **HB0411_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320896)
38. **HB0411_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323182)
39. **HB0411_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323183)
40. **HB0411_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=323184)
41. **HB0411_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325040)
42. **HB0411_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=315058)
43. **LC1754.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278138)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **12–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **56–43** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **55–45** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **35–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jane Gillette — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-20T16:19:50+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-29T16:59:01+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-30T21:20:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-01T03:55:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-03T15:49:34+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-03T18:37:18+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-04T19:14:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-05T14:20:23+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-06T17:07:30+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-06T20:09:08+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-06T20:17:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-07T18:07:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-07T20:05:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-10T15:14:42+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-02-13T17:51:57+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-13T20:25:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-13T23:15:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-19T18:10:27+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T21:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-24T15:01:25+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-27T20:04:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-27T20:04:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-02-27T23:26:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-25T20:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T19:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-26T21:10:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-27T14:09:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31T13:52:36+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-03T01:17:55+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-04T17:02:36+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-04T19:54:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Taxation
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T17:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T20:25:22+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-25T17:23:02+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`
- **2025-05-12T17:19:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-12T20:30:18+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/8b7064bb-3a2e-4b5e-9012-3cc7ee266a29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).