---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to tax-advantaged savings plans"
description: "Generally revise laws related to tax-advantaged savings plans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 320"
citation: "Montana HB 320 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Credit Transactions (see also: Financial Institutions)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Individual Income"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-05"
last_action: "2019-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf7983d7-519e-49d9-b465-2b43d88e7344"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=320&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "47609ee49f98f0b20d6936a8659b4ef839d82ad7a96f1ae85283901e81427ba3"
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 320 (2019) — Generally revise laws related to tax-advantaged savings plans

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0320_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0320_1.pdf)
2. **HB0320_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0320_2.pdf)
3. **HB0320_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0320_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0320.pdf)

## Votes

- AMD-002 Mercer D/PASS — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Dooling D/PASS — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-24** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-04** Hearing
- **2019-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2019-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-02-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-02-14** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Hearing
- **2019-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-15** Returned to House
- **2019-03-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-26** Signed by President
- **2019-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bf7983d7-519e-49d9-b465-2b43d88e7344`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).