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MT HB 644

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Allow a county to employ a property appraiser for property tax purposes

Montana · 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) · lower

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Quick answers

Did MT HB 644 pass?

No. MT HB 644 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): (H) Died in Process

What is MT HB 644 about?

MT HB 644 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Allow a county to employ a property appraiser for property tax purposes”.

Who sponsors MT HB 644?

Tracy Sharp is the primary sponsor of MT HB 644.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-20 — (H) Died in Process
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Tracy Sharpprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    (H) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-03-12

    (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-02-28

    (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-02-27

    (H) Fiscal Note Printed

  5. 2025-02-27

    (H) Fiscal Note Signed

  6. 2025-02-27

    (H) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  7. 2025-02-27

    (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation

  8. 2025-02-27

    (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation

  9. 2025-02-25

    (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Taxation

    referral-committee,referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-25

    (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Local Government

  11. 2025-02-25

    (H) Hearing - (H) Local Government

  12. 2025-02-22

    (H) First Reading

    reading-1

  13. 2025-02-22

    (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government

    referral-committee

  14. 2025-02-21

    (H) Fiscal Note Requested

  15. 2025-02-21

    (H) Introduced

  16. 2025-02-20

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  17. 2025-02-15

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  18. 2025-02-14

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  19. 2025-02-14

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  20. 2025-02-14

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  21. 2025-02-11

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  22. 2025-02-10

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  23. 2025-01-29

    (LC) Draft On Hold

  24. 2024-12-07

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • to_table

    2025-02-28 · pass · 21-0

    Member-level votes (21)
    • Paul Fielder: yes
    • Sherry Essmann: yes
    • Mark Thane: yes
    • Brandon Ler: yes
    • Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
    • Katie Zolnikov: yes
    • Larry Brewster: yes
    • Brian Close: yes
    • Jill Cohenour: yes
    • Neil Duram: yes
    • Pete Elverum: yes
    • Randyn Gregg: yes
    • Jonathan Karlen: yes
    • Marilyn Marler: yes
    • Russ Miner: yes
    • Valerie Moore: yes
    • George Nikolakakos: yes
    • Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
    • James Reavis: yes
    • Melissa Romano: yes
    • Jane Weber: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2233?open_tab=sum

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