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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates"
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description: "Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 237"
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citation: "Montana SB 237 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Legislature", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dave Fern"]
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version_count: 31
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-12-18T13:40:18+00:00"
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last_action: "2025-05-13T22:26:58+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f66172dd-1894-4376-a5b9-b1f6561c5984"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC4158?open_tab=sum"
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source_hash: "57cd6923d985a6a639d7b0df27957d1a3694583ba56b96946f54a20ae54c2fa6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 237 (2025) — Require revenue interim committee to make a recommendation about property tax rates
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **LC4158.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274052)
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2. **SB0237.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282070)
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3. **SB0237_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277418)
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4. **SB0237_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293746)
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5. **SB0237_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296247)
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6. **SB0237_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296248)
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7. **SB0237_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296250)
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8. **SB0237_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296251)
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9. **SB0237_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276973)
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10. **SB0237_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296253)
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11. **SB0237_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296256)
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12. **SB0237_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296284)
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13. **SB0237_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296291)
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14. **SB0237_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296294)
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15. **SB0237_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299171)
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16. **SB0237_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305748)
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17. **SB0237_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307141)
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18. **SB0237_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312411)
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19. **SB0237_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296252)
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20. **SB0237_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312415)
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21. **SB0237_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322636)
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22. **SB0237_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324938)
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23. **SB0237_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312416)
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24. **SB0237_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313292)
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25. **SB0237_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313293)
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26. **SB0237_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=313304)
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27. **SB0237_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317125)
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28. **SB0237_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320689)
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29. **SB0237_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322634)
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30. **SB0237_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322635)
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31. **SB0237_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312412)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
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- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · lower
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- be_concurred_in — **13–8** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **66–32** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Dave Fern — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-12-18T13:40:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
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- **2025-01-23T13:55:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2025-01-23T14:32:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
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- **2025-01-24T13:48:54+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2025-01-24T15:16:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2025-01-24T22:30:13+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
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- **2025-01-25T21:44:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2025-01-29T17:09:45+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2025-01-29T18:59:24+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2025-01-29T20:43:03+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-01-30T22:37:14+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-30T23:12:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2025-02-07T14:31:34+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2025-02-07T15:56:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2025-02-07T17:38:41+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
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- **2025-02-07T17:51:55+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-03-19T17:42:08+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-20T18:21:55+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2025-03-20T22:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-25T19:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-03-26T13:56:57+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2025-03-26T15:43:42+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
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- **2025-03-26T17:41:46+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-03-26T21:45:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2025-03-27T15:52:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-27T19:17:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-27T22:36:57+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
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- **2025-03-28T20:52:51+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Taxation
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- **2025-04-03T16:48:47+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
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- **2025-04-09T17:32:42+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
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- **2025-04-09T22:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
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- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-15T19:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2025-04-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-16T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2025-04-16T20:57:30+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2025-04-18T16:13:01+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2025-04-23T13:00:31+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2025-04-29T22:15:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2025-04-30T16:55:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-09T02:33:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-13T22:26:58+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f66172dd-1894-4376-a5b9-b1f6561c5984`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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