---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for pre-approval of property tax abatement for new or expanding industry"
description: "Provide for pre-approval of property tax abatement for new or expanding industry"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "Montana SB 318 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "County Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "Economic Development", "Planning and Development", "Revenue", "Local", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roger Webb"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-08-07"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7bbe4272-8c14-4a95-8476-273fa9d1e68b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=318&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "bbf2bf74e6e74088172645ba9d1fc3511fab67f7a5ffa5cf74edc6995065a30f"
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 318 (2019) — Provide for pre-approval of property tax abatement for new or expanding industry

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0318_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0318_1.pdf)
2. **SB0318_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0318_2.pdf)
3. **SB0318_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0318_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0318.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **73–26** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **72–25** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roger Webb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-07** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-29** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-14** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-08** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-23** Transmitted to House
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Hearing
- **2019-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-09** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **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
- **2019-04-23** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7bbe4272-8c14-4a95-8476-273fa9d1e68b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).