HB841

Montana HB841 proposes a constitutional amendment to use sales tax revenue for reducing property taxes funding public schools and the Montana.

Montana HB841 proposes an amendment to Article VIII, Section 16, of the Montana Constitution, setting a limit on the sales tax rate at 4%. It mandates that sales tax revenue, after administrative costs, must be used to reduce property taxes funding public schools and the Montana university system unless a three-fourths majority vote in the legislature appropriates it for other purposes. This amendment will be submitted to the electorate in the November 2026 general election.