HB 17 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Revise terms for forest lands taxation advisory committee

HB 17 revises the appointment terms and expiration dates for members of Montana's Forest Lands Taxation Advisory Committee. It specifies that legislative leaders must appoint committee members by July 1 of a regular session, with initial terms set to two years (instead of four), and requires replacement if an appointed legislator leaves their chamber early. The governor must appoint members annually, with initial terms ranging from one to four years (one for 1 year, one for 2 years, one for 3 years, and two for 4 years). The bill takes effect immediately upon enactment and does not change the committee's responsibilities or the forest land valuation system it advises on.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Jan 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
Signed into Law
Feb 2025
Introduced Nov 22, 2024 Signed Feb 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

HB0017_1(8).pdf HB0017_2(1).pdf · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill was formatted and finalized as an 'Enrolled Bill' for the 69th Legislature, removing draft headers and adding the official title. The substantive text of the legislation, which governs forest land valuation and the composition of the advisory committee, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft document headers, page numbers, and the 'Authorized Print Version' label.

Added the 'Enrolled Bill' designation and official act title to reflect the bill's final passage status.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2025 · House Jan 13, 2025

How they voted

491
Passed
Total votes 50
Feb 13, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
31 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Feb 27, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-1)
senate
Jan 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 13, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (99-0-1)
house
Jan 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Dec 20, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Nov 22, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Mark Thane
Mark Thane
DDemocratic
MT
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