---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove voted levies approved after creation of TIF from tax increment provision"
description: "Remove voted levies approved after creation of TIF from tax increment provision"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 30"
citation: "Montana HB 30 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Essmann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-09-08"
last_action: "2017-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43e97c2b-c89f-46ec-b69c-2726a6c4de92"
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=LC0414&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ede115552bf8379e9ccba008bddc9bac1cddca452f421e0fc0d9f442ddf7a197"
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 30 (2017) — Remove voted levies approved after creation of TIF from tax increment provision

## 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/HB0030.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **90–9** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Essmann D/PASS — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **88–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **44–5** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **17–3** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeff Essmann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-08** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-18** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-10-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-21** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-03** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-11-30** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-11-30** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-01** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-09** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-02-07** Hearing
- **2017-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-20** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Returned to House
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-06** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/43e97c2b-c89f-46ec-b69c-2726a6c4de92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).