---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise tax lien and tax deed laws"
description: "Revise tax lien and tax deed laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 18"
citation: "Montana HB 18 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Jacobson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 67
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-09-08"
last_action: "2017-03-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64d440e4-a61f-4867-ab4b-3245a99562fa"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0405&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "09ff3160646d449bdcbb42331ee64c5e23fe7bc37f20895ff36a2c281630b923"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
---

# Montana HB 18 (2017) — Revise tax lien and tax deed laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0018.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Hoven D/PASS — **46–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur As Amended — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Tom Jacobson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-09-08** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-14** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-10-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-21** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-21** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-11-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-01** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-29** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-12** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-27** Hearing
- **2017-01-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-01-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-01-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-07** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-09** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2017-02-09** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-02-10** Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-02-16** Free Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2017-02-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-22** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-23** Signed by President
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/64d440e4-a61f-4867-ab4b-3245a99562fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).