MT SB 546

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Provide income based tax credit

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

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Did MT SB 546 pass?

No. MT SB 546 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2025-05-23): (H) Died in Standing Committee

What is MT SB 546 about?

MT SB 546 is a bill in the 2025 Regular Session (69th Legislature) titled “Provide income based tax credit”.

Who sponsors MT SB 546?

Dave Fern is the primary sponsor of MT SB 546.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2025-05-23 — (H) Died in Standing Committee
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2025-05-23
(H) Died in Standing Committee
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2025-04-16
(H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation
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2025-04-09
(H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
2025-04-09
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-08
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-08
(S) Revised Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-04-07
(H) First Reading
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2025-04-07
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation
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2025-04-05
(S) Transmitted to House
2025-04-05
(S) 3rd Reading Passed
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2025-04-05
(S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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2025-04-04
(S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
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2025-04-04
(S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims
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2025-04-03
(S) Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
2025-04-03
(S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
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2025-04-03
(S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended
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2025-04-03
(S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
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2025-04-03
(S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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2025-04-03
(S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading - (S) Taxation
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2025-04-02
(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Taxation
amendment-deferral
2025-04-02
(S) Fiscal Note Printed
2025-04-01
(S) Fiscal Note Signed
2025-04-01
(S) Fiscal Note Received
receipt
2025-03-27
(S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
2025-03-26
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation
referral-committee
2025-03-26
(S) First Reading
reading-1
2025-03-26
(S) Fiscal Note Requested
2025-03-25
(S) Introduced
2025-03-25
(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
2025-03-24
(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
2025-03-22
(LC) Draft in Assembly
2025-03-22
(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
2025-03-22
(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft in Edit
2025-03-21
(LC) Draft in Legal Review
2024-08-27
(LC) Drafter Assigned

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Votes

to_table
2025-04-02 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (8)
- Becky Beard: yes
- Wendy McKamey: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Dave Fern: yes
- Wylie Galt: yes
Take SB 546 from Comm-Fern
2025-04-02 · pass · 27-23
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: no
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- Wendy McKamey: no
- 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: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
AMD-SB0546.001.002 Fern D/PASS
2025-04-03 · pass · 49-0
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: yes
- Carl Glimm: yes
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: yes
- Greg Hertz: yes
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- 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: yes
- Sue Vinton: yes
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Bob Phalen: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: yes
- Daniel Emrich: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Mike Cuffe: yes
- Daniel Zolnikov: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- 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: absent
- Wylie Galt: yes
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
Do Pass As Amended
2025-04-03 · pass · 28-21
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: absent
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: no
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- 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: no
- Vince Ricci: no
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
do_pass
2025-04-04 · pass · 18-4
Member-level votes (22)
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- John Esp: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Dennis Lenz: yes
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Gayle Lammers: yes
- Sen Elect Tony Tezak: yes
- Shane Morigeau: yes
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Derek Harvey: yes
- John Fuller: yes
- Matt Regier: yes
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Josh Kassmier: yes
- Carl Glimm: no
Do Pass
2025-04-05 · pass · 31-17
Member-level votes (50)
- Tom McGillvray: no
- Carl Glimm: no
- Andrea Olsen: yes
- Mark Noland: no
- Greg Hertz: no
- Mary Ann Dunwell: yes
- Denley Loge: yes
- Janet Ellis: yes
- Denise Hayman: yes
- Jeremy Trebas: yes
- Forrest Mandeville: yes
- Christopher Pope: yes
- Russ Tempel: yes
- Matt Regier: no
- Emma Kerr-Carpenter: yes
- Sue Vinton: absent
- Derek Harvey: yes
- Jason Ellsworth: yes
- John Fuller: no
- Bob Phalen: no
- Kenneth Bogner: no
- Daniel Emrich: no
- John Esp: no
- Mike Cuffe: no
- Daniel Zolnikov: no
- Dennis Lenz: no
- Willis Curdy: yes
- Susan Webber: yes
- Becky Beard: no
- Bruce "Butch" Gillespie: yes
- Pat Flowers: yes
- Mike Yakawich: yes
- Shelley Vance: yes
- Jonathan Windy Boy: yes
- Ellie Boldman: yes
- Theresa Manzella: no
- 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: excused
- Wylie Galt: no
- Sara Novak: yes
- Cora Neumann: yes
- Jacinda Morigeau: yes
to_table
2025-04-16 · pass · 21-0
Member-level votes (21)
- Paul Fielder: yes
- Katie Zolnikov: yes
- Steve Fitzpatrick: yes
- Mark Thane: yes
- Brandon Ler: yes
- Brian Close: yes
- Larry Brewster: yes
- Sherry Essmann: yes
- Jill Cohenour: yes
- Neil Duram: yes
- Randyn Gregg: yes
- Jonathan Karlen: yes
- Pete Elverum: yes
- Marilyn Marler: yes
- Russ Miner: yes
- George Nikolakakos: yes
- Melissa Nikolakakos: yes
- Jane Weber: yes
- Melissa Romano: yes
- Valerie Moore: yes
- James Reavis: yes

Related bills

Replaces: LC 7

Official source

https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0007?open_tab=sum

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