Friday, Oct 16
Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min · 8 segments
Join the Montana State News Network for a round-up of the week's top stories and conversations with Montana newsmakers. Keep up to date with what's going on across Montana.
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Oct 16, 2026 · 3 min · 8 segments
Join the Montana State News Network for a round-up of the week's top stories and conversations with Montana newsmakers. Keep up to date with what's going on across Montana.
Three Montana lawmakers filing a second lawsuit challenging the state's property tax restructuring law passed during the 2025 legislative session.
Senate Tax Committee Chair Greg Hertz, Senate Majority Leader Tom McGilvray, and former State Senator Keith Regier filed a complaint in Gallatin County District Court yesterday.
The lawmakers argue Senate Bill 542 violates the Montana Constitution's equal protection rules and uniformity doctrine by creating different tax rates for properties within the same classification.
Hertz says while lawmakers can set property categories, the state constitution requires everyone in the state in the same class to be treated equally.
McGilvray says that the tax relief for one group should not mean unfairly taxing their neighbors, emphasizing the challenge is about defending constitutional limits on government taxing power rather than opposing tax relief itself.
Three Montana lawmakers filing a second lawsuit challenging the state's property tax restructuring law passed during the 2025 legislative session.
Senate Tax Committee Chair Greg Hertz, Senate Majority Leader Tom McGilvray, and former State Senator Keith Regier filed a complaint in Gallatin County District Court yesterday.
The lawmakers argue Senate Bill 542 violates the Montana Constitution's equal protection rules and uniformity doctrine by creating different tax rates for properties within the same classification.
Hertz says while lawmakers can set property categories, the state constitution requires everyone in the state in the same class to be treated equally.
McGilvray says that the tax relief for one group should not mean unfairly taxing their neighbors, emphasizing the challenge is about defending constitutional limits on government taxing power rather than opposing tax relief itself.
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