2025-2026 Legislative Interim

The coalition is realigning around policy goals during the legislative interim. The following principles are guiding our efforts.

Montanans need a tax system that is:

• Fair. Those that have the most ability to pay, pay the most.

• Stable. Local governments have diverse and reliable revenue streams that are able to meet increasing costs of operations, maintenance, and intensifying demands on public infrastructure and services.

• Transparent. Montanans understand how they are impacted by taxes and have a say at the local and state level. 

• Supporting functioning communities. State government limitations on local government budgets mean that property taxes alone cannot keep up with the cost of providing local services and infrastructure. Local governments need more diverse revenue streams that reduce reliance solely on homeowners and renters.