Legislative Panel Considers Solar Tax Credit Bill

HELENA — Lawmakers on the House Taxation committee took their first look at a bill Thursday that would change the way Montana’s renewable energy tax credit works.

Under current law, people who put solar panels on their roofs get a $500 income tax credit. House Bill 17, sponsored by Rep. Jim Hamilton, D-Bozeman, would turn that tax credit into a tax refund, which he said would be a boon for local communities. 

Hamilton joined the committee via Zoom.