---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to protested taxes"
description: "Revise laws related to protested taxes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 636"
citation: "Montana HB 636 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "School Finance", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-10"
last_action: "2019-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2efd4f88-763e-4137-af0a-dcdfb52bf33e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=636&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "a557917abaf7443817ba9d3e57a1d8368b62bb687fde384667514bb5b06e140f"
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 636 (2019) — Revise laws related to protested taxes

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0636_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0636_1.pdf)
2. **HB0636_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0636_2.pdf)
3. **HB0636_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0636_3.pdf)
4. **HB0636_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0699//HB0636_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0636.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **89–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **85–11** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-10** Draft Request Received
- **2019-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-02-18** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2019-02-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-19** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-25** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-26** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-26** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-27** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-27** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-28** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-11** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-12** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-13** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-22** Hearing
- **2019-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-26** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-28** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-05** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-17** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-18** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-24** 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`
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2efd4f88-763e-4137-af0a-dcdfb52bf33e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).