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Montana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 159: Establish subtrust within the coal trust to increase educational tax credits

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 159 is a bill introduced in the Montana Senate on August 28, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Establish subtrust within the coal trust to increase educational tax credits. Primary sponsor: Daniel Emrich (Republican). Most recent recorded action (May 23, 2025): (S) Died in Process.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Daniel EmrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. (S) Died in Process
  2. (S) Missed Deadline for Appropriation Bill Transmittal
  3. (S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
  4. (S) Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
  5. (S) Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
  6. (S) 2nd Reading
  7. (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
  8. (S) Reconsidered Previous Action
  9. (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed
  10. (S) 2nd Reading
  11. (S) Committee Report - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
  12. (S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Education and Cultural Resources

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source