---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provisional agricultural classification for certain property with trees/vines"
description: "Provisional agricultural classification for certain property with trees/vines"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 69"
citation: "Montana SB 69 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-14"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcdc3ffd-2ff4-452e-a872-2c3b28cf9e67"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=69&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "f70aec3dc702d810fb041683021b55a8ed466846688c9f9b49ebac3e53ed6f05"
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 69 (2019) — Provisional agricultural classification for certain property with trees/vines

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0069_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0069_1.pdf)
2. **SB0069_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0069_2.pdf)
3. **SB0069_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0069_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0069.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-17** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-10-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-01** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-20** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-23** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-04** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-09** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-01-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-28** Hearing
- **2019-03-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Transmitted to House
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-05** Hearing
- **2019-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-17** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcdc3ffd-2ff4-452e-a872-2c3b28cf9e67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).