SB 3 Montana Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing

SB 3 requires municipalities and counties using tax increment financing (TIF) to establish an advisory committee. This committee must include at least one representative from each overlapping incorporated city, county, and school district affected by the TIF district. The bill amends Montana law to mandate this requirement before adopting TIF provisions in urban renewal or economic development plans. Existing urban renewal agencies created under specific provisions are exempt from this committee requirement. The law aims to ensure local governments consider impacts on overlapping jurisdictions during TIF planning.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Nov 19, 2024 Signed Apr 4, 2025
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What changed between versions

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MINOR
The bill text was updated to reflect its official enrollment status. The primary change is the formatting of the bill number, which was standardized from 'SB0003' to 'SB 3' to align with official enrollment conventions. No substantive policy, funding, or eligibility changes were made.
TECHNICAL

The bill number formatting was changed from 'SB0003' to 'SB 3' in the header and footer sections to match official enrollment standards.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 3, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 50
Feb 3, 2025
D Democratic18
17 Yea 1
94% Yea
R Republican32
32 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
9
Committee
6
Apr 3, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Mar 18, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (96-2-2)
house
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (49-0-1)
senate
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Taxation
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
upper
Nov 19, 2024
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Jeremy Trebas
Jeremy Trebas
RRepublican
MT
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