Provide for a property tax deferral loan program
HB 836 proposed creating a property tax deferral loan program for eligible senior citizens and active-duty military personnel in Montana. This program would allow qualifying homeowners to defer paying the portion of their property taxes that exceeds their 2022 property tax amount. The state's Board of Housing would provide these loans, which would accrue simple interest and become a lien on the primary residence. The loan, including interest, would generally be repaid when the property is sold or transferred, or upon the death of the homeowner, though a surviving spouse might be able to assume the loan.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action May 22, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was renumbered from HB 836.1 to HB 836.2 and includes minor formatting adjustments to the header. The most significant substantive change is the addition of an 'OR' to the eligibility criteria for property tax deferral loans, allowing applicants to qualify under subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) individually rather than requiring them to meet multiple conditions simultaneously. Additionally, a new category was added for surviving spouses of qualifying property owners who had an outstanding loan at the time of the owner's death.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by adding a specific eligibility pathway for surviving spouses of previous loan holders.
TECHNICAL
The bill was renumbered from HB 836.1 to HB 836.2, and page headers were updated to reflect the new number.
ELIGIBILITY
The requirement for applicants to meet multiple eligibility conditions was relaxed by adding an 'OR' statement, allowing qualification under subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b) independently.
A new eligibility category was created for surviving spouses of qualifying property owners who had an outstanding property tax deferral loan at the time of the owner's death.
Floor votes · House Apr 8, 2025
How they voted
50–47
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Apr 8, 2025
D
Democratic42
95% Yea
R
Republican58
81% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
5
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Apr 8, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (50-47-3)
house
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Appropriations
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 28, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Rosenzweig
DDemocratic
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