HB841

Constitutional amendment to use sales tax revenue for education

Failed·5/20/25
Introduced Text

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.

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Roll Call Votes

(H) Taxation--To Table

21 Yea

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0 Nay

Calendar

Mar 26, 2025

9:00 AM

House Taxation Hearing

History

May 20, 2025

House

(H) Died in Process

Apr 7, 2025

House

(H) Missed Deadline for Referendum Proposal Transmittal

Apr 3, 2025

House

(H) Fiscal Note Printed