---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for civil action to collect certain delinquent property taxes"
description: "Allow for civil action to collect certain delinquent property taxes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 516"
citation: "Montana HB 516 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/200229ab-f227-4699-8b30-921ba01dd9f2"
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=LC2069&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "6f69ad7b45bc32e2fd44be71ae87feefaf20448df2e3c5a3fd8afe4c5bd62f04"
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 516 (2017) — Allow for civil action to collect certain delinquent property taxes

## 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/HB0516.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **77–22** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **77–23** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **40–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **92–7** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-02-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-08** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-10** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Sponsor List Modified
- **2017-02-22** Hearing
- **2017-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-27** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/200229ab-f227-4699-8b30-921ba01dd9f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).