HB 329 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Make the Montana ammunition act permanent

HB 329 aims to encourage the formation of ammunition component manufacturing businesses in Montana. It establishes various state tax exemptions for qualified manufacturers, including property, individual income, corporate income, and other business-related taxes. To receive these exemptions, manufacturers must make their products available to in-state consumers at prices no higher than those for out-of-state purchasers. Additionally, the bill provides individual and corporate income tax exemptions to investors and lenders who provide loans to these eligible ammunition component manufacturers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill was amended to clarify that the new retroactive applicability date is established separately from the immediate effective date, rather than being grouped together as a single concept. This change ensures the legislative text clearly distinguishes between when the law becomes active and when it applies to past events, reducing potential ambiguity for manufacturers and legal interpreters.
Scope change
The scope of applicability was clarified by explicitly separating the effective date from the retroactive applicability date in the bill's operative language.
TIMELINE

The text was restructured to list the immediate effective date and the retroactive applicability date as distinct items, improving clarity on when the law applies to past versus future actions.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025 · House Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

419
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 30, 2025
D Democratic18
9 Yea 9 Nay
50% Nay
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
55
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Amendments
2
May 13, 2025
Signed into law
(H) Signed by Governor
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (41-9)
senate
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Hearing - Conference Committee on HB 329
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Conference Committee Appointed
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Hearing Canceled - Conference Committee on HB 329
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Conference Committee Appointed
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
(S) Returned to House with Amendments
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Amended
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ed Byrne
Ed Byrne
RRepublican
MT
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