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House advances amended ammunition components tax break after heated debate; bill reinstates 2015 exemptions with new sunset
Summary
Lawmakers voted 52-48 to advance a bill that restores tax exemptions for manufacturers of ammunition components, a measure supporters framed as a national-security and economic development step and opponents criticized as an open-ended tax carve-out.
A bill to restore tax exemptions for manufacturers of ammunition components passed second reading in a House committee by a 52-48 vote after extended debate over fiscal impacts and special treatment for a single industry.
Representative Matt Byrne, the sponsor, said House Bill 3 29 reinstates the Montana Ammunition Availability Act that had expired Dec. 31, 2024. Byrne told members the bill was “both the national security and a second amendment bill” and said it contains sideboards requiring manufacturers to guarantee Montana access to primers and powder before filling external contracts. “This bill guarantees through its strict sideboards that ammunition components like powder and primers…
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