MT SB 322

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Increase business equipment tax exemption

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

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Quick answers

Did MT SB 322 pass?

No. MT SB 322 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (S) Died in Process

What is MT SB 322 about?

MT SB 322 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Increase business equipment tax exemption”.

Who sponsors MT SB 322?

Josh Kassmier is the primary sponsor of MT SB 322.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2025-05-23
(S) Died in Process
failure
2025-04-24
(H) Motion Failed
failure
2025-04-24
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-24
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-04-24
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-23
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Appropriations
amendment-deferral
2025-04-22
(H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
2025-04-22
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-22
(H) 2nd Reading Concurred
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-22
(H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-17
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
2025-04-17
(H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Taxation
2025-04-17
(H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Taxation
2025-04-16
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-16
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-04-16
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-09
(H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
2025-04-07
(H) First Reading
reading-1
2025-04-07
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
referral-committee
2025-04-04
(S) Transmitted to House
2025-04-04
(S) 3rd Reading Passed
passage,reading-3
2025-04-04
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
reading-3
2025-04-04
(S) 2nd Reading Passed
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-03
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-04-02
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
committee-passage
2025-04-02
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims
committee-passage
2025-04-01
(S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-01
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
referral-committee,referral-committee
2025-04-01
(S) 2nd Reading Passed
reading-2,reading-2
2025-04-01
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
reading-2
2025-03-28
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation
committee-passage
2025-03-28
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation
committee-passage
2025-03-21
(S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
2025-03-17
(S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Taxation
2025-03-12
(S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
2025-02-28
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
referral-committee
2025-02-26
(S) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-02-25
(S) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-02-25
(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
2025-02-14
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-02-14
(S) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-02-13
(S) Introduced
2025-02-12
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-02-06
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-01-31
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-01-30
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-01-30
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-01-29
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-01-29
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-12-20
(LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
2024-10-04
(LC) Draft On Hold
2024-10-04
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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Votes

do_pass
2025-03-28 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (8)
- Becky Beard: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Greg Hertz: yes
Do Pass
2025-04-01 · pass · 39-11
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: no
- Jeremy Trebas: no
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: no
do_pass_as_amended
2025-04-02 · pass · 18-4
Member-level votes (22)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: no
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Carl Glimm: no
Do Pass
2025-04-04 · pass · 37-13
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: no
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: no
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: no
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Willis Curdy: no
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: yes
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Barry Usher: no
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Laura Smith: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Gregg Hunter: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
be_concurred_in_as_amended
2025-04-17 · pass · 11-10
Member-level votes (21)
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: no
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Mark Thane: no
- Neil Duram: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Pete Elverum: no
- Marilyn Marler: no
- Russ Miner: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: no
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Melissa Romano: no
- Jane Weber: no
Do Concur
2025-04-22 · pass · 55-44
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: no
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: yes
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: yes
- Denise Baum: no
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: no
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: no
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: no
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: yes
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: no
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: yes
- Paul Tuss: no
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
- Mike Fox: no
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: no
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: yes
- Jennifer Lynch: no
- Bob Carter: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: no
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: no
- Marc Lee: no
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: absent
- Steven Kelly: yes
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: no
- Kathy Love: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: no
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: no
- Alanah Griffith: no
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: no
- Melody Cunningham: no
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Denise Joy: no
- Terry Nelson: yes
to_table
2025-04-23 · pass · 15-8
Member-level votes (23)
- David Bedey: no
- Eric Albus: no
- Mary Caferro: yes
- Bill Mercer: yes
- Thedis Crowe: yes
- Terry Falk: yes
- Brad Barker: no
- Mike Fox: yes
- John Fitzpatrick: no
- Jane Gillette: no
- Connie Keogh: yes
- Anthony Nicastro: yes
- Eric Matthews: yes
- Luke Muszkiewicz: yes
- Fiona Nave: no
- Debo Powers: yes
- Jerry Schillinger: no
- Mike Vinton: no
- Paul Tuss: yes
- Donavon Hawk: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Llew Jones: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: yes
Take from APH to third reading
2025-04-24 · fail · 48-52
Member-level votes (100)
- Frank Smith: no
- Jill Cohenour: no
- Mary Caferro: no
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Jedediah Hinkle: yes
- Julie Darling: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Fiona Nave: no
- Braxton Mitchell: yes
- Linda Reksten: yes
- Connie Keogh: no
- Katie Sullivan: no
- Steve Gist: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: no
- Amy Regier: yes
- Kelly Kortum: no
- Paul Fielder: no
- Jerry Schillinger: yes
- Gary Parry: yes
- Caleb Hinkle: yes
- Ken Walsh: yes
- Greg Oblander: yes
- Lee Deming: yes
- Mark Thane: no
- Eric Matthews: no
- Terry Falk: no
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Greg Kmetz: no
- Denise Baum: no
- Brad Barker: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Zack Wirth: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Bill Mercer: no
- David Bedey: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Kerri Seekins-Crowe: no
- Ed Stafman: no
- Jane Gillette: yes
- Donavon Hawk: no
- Sherry Essmann: no
- Russ Miner: yes
- Nelly Nicol: no
- Paul Tuss: no
- Melissa Romano: no
- SJ Howell: no
- Llew Jones: yes
- Ed Buttrey: yes
- Tyson T. Running Wolf: no
- Mike Fox: no
- Marta Bertoglio: yes
- Tom France: no
- Courtenay Sprunger: yes
- Jodee Etchart: no
- Jennifer Lynch: no
- Bob Carter: no
- Zooey Zephyr: no
- John Fitzpatrick: no
- Valerie Moore: yes
- Morgan Thiel: yes
- Shannon Maness: yes
- Curtis Cochran: yes
- Scott DeMarois: yes
- Lukas Schubert: yes
- James Reavis: no
- Luke Muszkiewicz: no
- Becky Edwards: no
- Jamie Isaly: no
- Marc Lee: no
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Mike Vinton: no
- Steven Kelly: no
- Shane Klakken: yes
- Peter Strand: no
- Thedis Crowe: no
- Eric Albus: yes
- Joshua Seckinger: yes
- Kathy Love: no
- Anthony Nicastro: no
- Brian Close: no
- Greg Overstreet: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Tracy Sharp: yes
- Ed Byrne: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Shelly Fyant: no
- Lyn Bennett: yes
- Jane Weber: no
- Curtis Schomer: yes
- Jade Sooktis: no
- Alanah Griffith: no
- Debo Powers: no
- Chip Fitzpatrick: yes
- Melody Cunningham: no
- Tom Millett: yes
- Eric Tilleman: yes
- Scott Rosenzweig: no
- Denise Joy: no
- Terry Nelson: no

Related bills

Replaces: LC 446

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