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69th Legislature 2025 HB 507.1
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1 HOUSE BILL NO. 507
2 INTRODUCED BY B. BARKER, M. VINTON, S. KELLY, E. ALBUS, D. BEDEY, S. GIST, L. JONES, G.
3 OBLANDER, J. FITZPATRICK, G. HERTZ, G. KMETZ, B. MERCER, G. NIKOLAKAKOS, J. DARLING
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5 A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: “AN ACT SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF MONTANA AN
6 AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VIII, SECTION 16, OF THE MONTANA CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR A
7 4% SALES TAX AND USE TAX TO REDUCE PROPERTY TAXES THAT FUND K-12 EDUCATION; AND
8 PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.”
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10 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
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12 Article VIII, section 16, of The Constitution of the State of Montana is amended to read:
13 "Section The rate of legislature
14 shall dedicate the net revenue from a general statewide sales tax or and use tax may not exceed of 4% to
15 reduce property taxes that fund K-12 education unless appropriated for other purposes by a vote of three-
16 fourths of the members of each house of the legislature."
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18 NEW SECTION. Section 2. Because [section 1] is a legislative proposal
19 to amend the constitution, Article XIV, section 8, of the Montana constitution requires an affirmative roll call vote
20 of two-thirds of all the members of the legislature, whether one or more bodies, for passage.
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22 NEW SECTION. Section 3. If approved by the electorate, [this act] is effective July 1,
23 2027.
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25 NEW SECTION. Section 4. [This act] shall be submitted to the qualified
26 electors of Montana at the general election to be held in November 2026 by printing on the ballot the full title of
27 [this act] and the following:
28 [] YES on Constitutional Amendment ____. 2026
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1 [] NO on Constitutional Amendment ____.
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