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MT-HB424 — Revise taxes for class 17 data center property

Tracked record titled “Revise taxes for class 17 data center property.” Latest source-reported action: Chapter Number Assigned

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Legal stateEnacted or issuedA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMontanaState-source record
Latest recorded action2025-05-19Chapter Number Assigned
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Disclosure & reporting

Forces a data center’s energy, water, and impact data into public view, so regulators, ratepayers, and communities can see figures operators would otherwise keep private.

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MT-HB424 evidence graph

Revise taxes for class 17 data center property

8 nodes · 7 evidenced edges
Policy record 1Policy theme 2Policy mechanism 1Documented actor 1Policy family 1Jurisdiction 1Original source 1
classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationsignals mechanism: Mechanism signal derived from the tracked record textapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMT-HB424Revise taxes for class 17 d…MT-HB424: Revise taxes for class 17 data center propertyPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeTax IncentivesAI-assisted policy themeTax Incentives: AI-assisted policy themePolicy mechanismDisclosure & reportingText-derived policy signalDisclosure & reporting: Text-derived policy signalJurisdictionMontanaState policy jurisdictionMontana: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorKatie ZolnikovpersonKatie Zolnikov: personPolicy familyRevise taxes for class…MTRevise taxes for class 17 data center property: MT

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