---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to exemptions for certain divisions of lands"
description: "Revise laws related to exemptions for certain divisions of lands"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 219"
citation: "Montana SB 219 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Financial Institutions (see also: Credit Transactions)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-04-13"
last_action: "2017-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/338a1d3b-95f7-4baa-a14c-895b2bf34ccb"
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=LC0054&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e9f319ddf132247bafd1cc163a41540713d48919158bc360c220b90f33d6cc96"
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 SB 219 (2017) — Revise laws related to exemptions for certain divisions of lands

## 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/SB0219.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-13** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-17** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-22** 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 Senate
- **2017-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/338a1d3b-95f7-4baa-a14c-895b2bf34ccb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).