---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize local abatement of coal gross proceeds tax for surface mines"
description: "Authorize local abatement of coal gross proceeds tax for surface mines"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 328"
citation: "Montana SB 328 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and Minerals (see also: Oil and Gas)", "Revenue", "Local", "Rule Making", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Coal (see also: Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Richmond"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-06"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da80e30f-26f2-4b06-a332-2c65993af448"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=328&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "541162e24b7e616123ab96de9fa27a699c99c800ee348b17482b77c0adc8e2c7"
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 328 (2019) — Authorize local abatement of coal gross proceeds tax for surface mines

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0328_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0328_1.pdf)
2. **SB0328_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0328_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0328.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom Richmond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-06** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-01** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-28** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-07** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-11** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-03-12** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-03-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-03-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-03-20** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-23** Hearing
- **2019-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Transmitted to House
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-04-09** Hearing
- **2019-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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 Senate
- **2019-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-24** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** 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/da80e30f-26f2-4b06-a332-2c65993af448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).