Montana homeowners who felt shortchanged by last year's property tax relief effort may get another shot at a fix — but they'll have to wait until the 2027 Legislature convenes. Rep. Llew Jones, the Conrad Republican who chairs the House Appropriations Committee and drove the 2025 property tax relief package, says the legislature is aware that some residents fell through the cracks and intends to address it.

Jones pointed specifically to seniors on fixed incomes as a group that needs additional attention. The 2025 relief bills were designed to blunt the impact of statewide reappraisals that pushed residential property values — and tax bills — sharply higher across Lewis and Clark County and beyond.

Meanwhile, a lawsuit challenging how the relief was structured continues to work its way through the courts, adding uncertainty for taxing jurisdictions and homeowners alike. The combination of pending litigation and a legislative session still 18 months away means many Montanans are in a holding pattern on what their property tax burden will ultimately look like.

For Helena homeowners, the issue is concrete: assessed values in Lewis and Clark County climbed significantly in the last reappraisal cycle, and the relief measures passed in 2025 did not reach every affected property owner equally. Jones has indicated the legislature will take another look when it reconvenes.