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Last updated 5:26 PM Jun 22, 2021

SB 159: Personal Income Tax Relief Act

Became Law

Bill text
Fiscal note
Legal note
None on file
Official bill page
Deadline for passing first chamber (the House for House bills and the Senate for Senate bills): 4/8/21. Deadline for first chamber return if amended in second: 4/29/21.

News coverage

MTFP stories about the bill
This week in Helena, April 19-23
4/23/21
The Session podcast
3/15/21
This week in Helena, March 8-12
3/12/21
House Republicans push for bigger income tax cut
3/12/21
The Session podcast
3/8/21
This week in Helena, Feb. 22-26
2/26/21
Republicans advance income tax cuts as Democratic measures are voted down
2/23/21
This week in Helena, Feb. 15-19
2/19/21
This week in Helena, Feb. 8-12
2/12/21
Gianforte administration calls for tax cuts to lure out-of-state entrepreneurs
2/11/21
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateActionLocation
1/27/21
Introduced
Senate Floor
1/28/21
First Reading
Senate Floor
1/28/21
Referred to Committee
Senate Taxation
2/11/21
Hearing
Senate Taxation
2/19/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
7-4
R7-0
D0-4
Senate Taxation
2/23/21
2nd Reading Passed
34-16
R31-0
D3-16
Senate Floor
2/23/21
Rereferred to Committee
Senate Finance and Claims
2/25/21
Senate Finance and Claims
2/26/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
Senate Finance and Claims
2/27/21
3rd Reading Passed
33-17
R31-0
D2-17
Senate Floor
2/27/21
Transmitted to House
Senate Floor
3/1/21
Referred to Committee
House Taxation
3/1/21
First Reading
House Floor
3/10/21
House Taxation
4/9/21
Tabled in Committee
House Taxation
4/20/21
Taken from Table in Committee
House Taxation
4/20/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
10-8
R10-2
D0-6
House Taxation
4/22/21
2nd Reading Concurred
66-32
R66-0
D0-32
House Floor
4/22/21
Rereferred to Committee
House Appropriations
4/22/21
House Appropriations
4/22/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
17-7
R17-0
D0-7
House Appropriations
4/26/21
3rd Reading Concurred
65-32
R65-0
D0-32
House Floor
4/26/21
Returned to Senate with Amendments
House Floor
4/27/21
2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred
31-19
R31-0
D0-19
Senate Floor
4/27/21
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House
34-16
R31-0
D3-16
Senate Floor
5/4/21
Transmitted to Governor
Governor's Office
5/6/21
Signed by Governor
Governor's Office
5/12/21
Chapter Number Assigned
Secretary of State
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

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