---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt hemp processing equipment from taxation"
description: "Exempt hemp processing equipment from taxation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Montana SB 178 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Jacobson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-11-14"
last_action: "2019-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1e6b965-e092-449d-931d-67b046332d48"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=178&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ccef388e61bda0a0c1f5608c6594d22dbc4f456ead627008b245f5b32dad7210"
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 178 (2019) — Exempt hemp processing equipment from taxation

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0178_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0178_1.pdf)
2. **SB0178_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0178_2.pdf)
3. **SB0178_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0178_3.pdf)
4. **SB0178_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0178_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0178.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom Jacobson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-14** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-25** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-04** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-02-26** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2019-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-28** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-08** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-09** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-11** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-06** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1e6b965-e092-449d-931d-67b046332d48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).