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Bill would create a summer lottery dedicated to property tax relief
Summary
House Bill 893 would create a new summer lottery drawing whose proceeds would be directed to property tax relief, coordinated with provisions in Senate Bill 90.
Representative Zollenkoff introduced House Bill 893 to create a new Montana Lottery game (described in testimony as the "Summertime Millionaire") with proceeds directed to property tax relief programs established through other legislation.
Nut graf: Sponsor framed the bill as a revenue‑neutral option to deliver additional property tax assistance: the new game would run alongside existing lottery games, and net proceeds, after prizes and commission costs, would be deposited into a property‑tax relief account referenced in Senate Bill 90.
Testimony during the hearing was limited. Committee members asked procedural questions about timing (the sponsor said the drawing would be held on July 4 and another in December), whether the Lottery Commission had been consulted (the sponsor said the commission had not been present and took that as neutral), and how proceeds would flow into the tax‑relief account. Representative Zollenkoff said the bill includes coordination language that references Senate Bill 90 for distribution formulas and that the lottery commission's costs and prizes would be covered before deposits to the account.
The hearing record included no proponents or opponents in the room; the sponsor closed by urging a do‑pass recommendation. No committee action was taken during the recorded session.
