---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the tax rate for certain oil production"
description: "Revise the tax rate for certain oil production"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 213"
citation: "Montana HB 213 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-21"
last_action: "2019-03-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c152e51c-5164-47af-ae88-52a9a3790b0e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=213&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "9dc3eaba91cf17b5fc23fff25611858578252b00b2a1918f9034e985ce3da935"
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 213 (2019) — Revise the tax rate for certain oil production

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0213_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0213_1.pdf)
2. **HB0213_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0213_2.pdf)
3. **HB0213_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0213_3.pdf)
4. **HB0213_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0213_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0213.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–4** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **78–21** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **84–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-21** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-24** Hearing
- **2019-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-30** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-30** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-31** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** Hearing
- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-21** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-12** Signed by President
- **2019-03-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c152e51c-5164-47af-ae88-52a9a3790b0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).