---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend TIF laws related to public hearings and reporting"
description: "Amend TIF laws related to public hearings and reporting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 27"
citation: "Montana SB 27 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Public Contracts (see also: Contracts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Thomas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-09-08"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dee4e035-4939-4b80-8bc4-c760dbe19c83"
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=LC0413&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "a7ed7bcc7da18f8c9017d1a2961cc86b6d982a97718d7e158570495da1c96cbb"
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 27 (2017) — Amend TIF laws related to public hearings and reporting

## Version chain

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

1. **Amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0027.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **35–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **7–5** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **32–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Fred Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-08** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-24** 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
- **2016-11-17** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-11-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Hearing
- **2017-01-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-01** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-13** Clerical Corrections Made - New Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Signed by President
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dee4e035-4939-4b80-8bc4-c760dbe19c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).