property taxes

Across Montana, homeowners are starting to see the first evidence of the changes lawmakers made to property taxes earlier this year.

Bill Lombardi writes, "Democrats and Republicans waited until the very end of the 2025 Legislature to pass an even more complicated residential property tax system that requires more – not fewer – taxpayer dollars to hire new state employees to administer the program."

Montanans are soon going to find out how their property values have changed over the last two years, and how that could affect their taxes.

Gov. Greg Gianforte officially signed two key bills into law. Now, it will be up to state agencies to put the tax plan into action.

The final priority for the 69th Montana Legislature — one many lawmakers campaigned on — passed both chambers on the final day of the session.

Lawmakers have tied together two major bills in what could be the final version of their plan for property tax reform.

It is likely the final week of the 2025 legislative session and lawmakers continue to disagree on property tax solutions.

The Montana Democratic Party writes, "Out-of-state multimillionaires Tim Sheehy and Greg Gianforte slashed their taxes while working Montanans got slapped with record-high property tax bills for 2023."

Lawmakers from across the political spectrum are in agreement that addressing property taxes is one of the biggest things – if not the biggest – they still need to accomplish.

The Senate Taxation Committee made headway on the property tax debate by moving several bills originating in the House through the committee on Wednesday morning, despite reservations by several legislators.