Montana State Legislature
Constitutional Initiative 121
Constitutional Initiative 121
Constitutional Initiative 121 has been approved for signature gathering to qualify it for the November 2022 General Election ballot.
The Revenue Interim Committee has agenda items focused on the proposed constitutional amendment because it revises the state's property tax system. Materials related to CI-121 are posted below by meeting date.
June 16-17, 2022
- CI-121 District Court Opinion and Order
- Public comment: Roger Sinclair, Jr.
April 18-19, 2022
- CI-121: Overview and Potential Impacts -- Julia Pattin and Megan Moore
- Constitutional Initiative No. 121 - Legal Considerations for Implementation -- Jaret Coles
- Constitutional Initiative 121 - Effects on Local Government Financing -- Dan Semmens & Courtney Ellis
- CI-121 Presentation -- Terry Johnson, Montana Infrastructure Coalition
- Letter from Economic Affairs Interim Committee
- Letter from Education Interim Committee
- Letter from Local Government Interim Committee
- Public comment
January 20-21, 2022
- Constitutional Initiative No. 121
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Legal sufficiency review of Proposed Ballot Measure No. 9 -- Office of the Montana Attorney General
- Comments submitted to Attorney General:
- Montana Association of Realtors (attachments: Roosevelt v. Montana Dept. of Revenue, Statement of Purpose and Implication)
- Montana Budget & Policy Center
- Montana Chamber of Commerce
- Montana Farm Bureau Federation
- Montana Federation of Public Employees
- Montana Infrastructure Coalition
- Montana League of Cities and Towns and Montana Association of Counties
- C. Lee Seitz
- Comments submitted to Attorney General:
- Fiscal note for initiative "Real Property Tax Constitutional Limit" -- Office of Budget and Program Planning
- Ballot Issue No. 9 (fourth submission) - Real Property Tax Constitutional Limit-- Jaret Coles
- Example of assessment limit in CI-121-- Nick VanBrown, Legislative Fiscal Division
- Public comment:
- Rep. Matt Regier
- Bob Story, Montana Taxpayers Association: Constitutional Initiative 121, Percent Change in Property 2000-2014 and 2015-2020, graphic
- Richard Thieltges