---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for film tax credits"
description: "Provide for film tax credits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 293"
citation: "Montana HB 293 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Arts and Antiquities", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Corporations", "Taxation--Individual Income"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wylie Galt"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 82
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2018-07-20"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/347c54bd-1496-412b-9942-fc6bcb61640a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=293&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ee194d64efa5226c86edef5881f232884be55138ef532f8facf653112b7aca79"
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 293 (2019) — Provide for film tax credits

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0293_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0293_1.pdf)
2. **HB0293_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0293_2.pdf)
3. **HB0293_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0293_3.pdf)
4. **HB0293_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0299//HB0293_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0293.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–8** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **17–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **75–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- Suspend Joint Rules- Galt — **86–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wylie Galt — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-20** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-06** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-15** Draft On Hold
- **2018-12-04** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-12-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft On Hold
- **2018-12-20** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2018-12-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-15** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-22** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-28** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-02-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-01** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-02-01** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-19** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-22** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-22** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-26** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-27** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-12** Hearing
- **2019-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-17** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-18** On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/347c54bd-1496-412b-9942-fc6bcb61640a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).