2023 Session Bills
MTCPA Monday Legislation Calls
The Montana Legislature is in session, and we are hard at work advocating and monitoring issues on your behalf.
Each Monday during legislative session the Society hosts a Zoom call at 7:00 am to discuss bills and the legislative process. Members are encouraged to attend and share your thoughts and insights related to proposed legislation.
Click the button below for the link to the Zoom call each Monday at 7:00 am.
MTCPA Bills
Support
The following bills are being supported by the Society:
| Bill Number | LC Number | Primary Sponsor | Status | Status Date | Short Title |
| SB 124 | LC0294 | Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 | (S) Hearing -- (S) Taxation | 01/17/2023; 08:00 AM, Rm 405 | Revise corporate income tax apportionment |
| HB 87 | LC0394 | Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 | (H) Hearing -- (H) Business and Labor | 01/19/2023; 08:30 AM, Rm 172 | Standardize licensing board organization |
| HB 115 | LC0395 | Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 | (H) Hearing -- (H) Business and Labor | 01/19/2023; 08:30 AM, Rm 172 | Consolidating and clarifying penalties for unlicensed practice |
| HB 152 | LC0396 | Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 | (H) Hearing -- (H) Business and Labor | 01/18/2023; 08:30 AM, Rm 172 | Revise laws related to professional and occupational licensure |
| HB 24 | LC0454 | Tom Welch (R) HD 72 | (S) Hearing -- (S) Taxation | 01/19/2023; 09:00 AM, Rm 405 | Revise tax credit review schedule |
| SB 64 | LC0468 | Daniel Zolnikov (R) SD 22 | (S) Hearing -- (S) Taxation | 01/11/2023; 08:00 AM, Rm 405 | Revise laws related to extension of individual income tax statute of limitations |
| SB 65 | LC0469 | Daniel Zolnikov (R) SD 22 | (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading | 1/16/2023 | Revise statute of limitations for income tax refunds and credits |
Oppose
These are bills the Society opposes:
(Of note, the Society worked over multiple sessions to enact tax simplification. A large part of this effort was the repeal of most tax credits. To try to protect this moving forward, we oppose the majority of proposed tax credits. Our opposition is not against any specific cause, but against complicating the tax code)
| Bill Number | LC Number | Primary Sponsor | Status | Status Date | Short Title |
| HB 221 | LC0704 | Tom Welch (R) HD 72 | (H) Hearing -- (H) Taxation | 01/18/2023; 09:00 AM, Rm 152 | Revise income tax rates for net-long term capital gains |
| SB 104 | LC1357 | John Fuller (R) SD 4 | (S) Referred to Committee -- (S) Taxation | 1/4/2023 | Exempt retired military pensions from state income tax |
| HB 225 | LC1919 | Courtenay Sprunger (R) HD 7 | (H) Referred to Committee -- (H) Taxation | 1/12/2023 | Establish adoption tax credit |
Monitor
The Society is monitoring these bills to see if future action is needed:
| Bill Number | LC Number | Primary Sponsor | Status | Status Date | Short Title |
| LC 0998 | (C) Draft Ready for Delivery | 12/30/2022 | Revise local government financial reporting and audit requirements | ||
| LC1159 | Bill Mercer (R) HD 46 | (H) Introduced | 01/05/2023 | Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds |
| LC0453 | Mark Thane (D) HD 99 | (H) Introduced | 11/28/2022 | Revise student scholarship organization and innovative education tax credits |
| LC1361 | John Fuller (R) SD 4 | (S) Referred to Committee -- (S) Taxation | 01/04/2023 | Revise aggregate limit on education scholarship tax credit programs |
| LC0452 | Greg Hertz (R) SD 6 | (S) Referred to Committee -- (S) Taxation | 12/20/2022 | Revise MEDIA Act film credit cap |
| LC0463 | Walt Sales (R) SD 35 | (S) Hearing -- (S) Taxation | 01/10/2023; 08:00 AM, Rm 405 | Revise MEDIA Act reporting requirements |
| LC0455 | Shannon O'Brien (D) SD 46 | (S) Referred to Committee -- (S) Taxation | 12/02/2022 | Provide for all ages homeowner and renter tax credit |