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MT SB 538

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Provide income tax deduction for qualified business income

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

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Did MT SB 538 pass?

No. MT SB 538 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 538 about?

MT SB 538 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Provide income tax deduction for qualified business income”.

Who sponsors MT SB 538?

Greg Hertz is the primary sponsor of MT SB 538.

Introduced
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Latest action
2025-05-23 — (S) Died in Process
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Greg Hertzprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-23

    (S) Died in Process

    failure

  2. 2025-04-07

    (S) Missed Deadline for Revenue Bill Transmittal

  3. 2025-04-01

    (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Taxation

    amendment-deferral

  4. 2025-03-27

    (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation

  5. 2025-03-26

    (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned

  6. 2025-03-26

    (S) Fiscal Note Received

    receipt

  7. 2025-03-25

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  8. 2025-03-25

    (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-25

    (S) First Reading

    reading-1

  10. 2025-03-24

    (S) Introduced

  11. 2025-03-24

    (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester

  12. 2025-03-24

    (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery

  13. 2025-03-21

    (LC) Draft in Assembly

  14. 2025-03-21

    (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review

  15. 2025-03-21

    (S) Fiscal Note Requested

  16. 2025-03-21

    (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing

  17. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Edit

  18. 2025-03-20

    (LC) Draft in Legal Review

  19. 2024-11-11

    (LC) Drafter Assigned

Versions

Documents

Votes

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    2025-04-01 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (8)
    • Wylie Galt: yes
    • Mike Yakawich: yes
    • Becky Beard: yes
    • Denise Hayman: yes
    • Dave Fern: yes
    • Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
    • Wendy McKamey: yes
    • Greg Hertz: yes

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Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1002?open_tab=sum

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