---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to the adoption of a tax increment provision"
description: "Revise laws related to the adoption of a tax increment provision"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 616"
citation: "Montana HB 616 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4fe5c49-115f-4286-bc04-4372d55699e5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=616&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "8771466e810a9f139dc82ead12bd943f72ec7ab018adb32d63cd4fe4912a5da1"
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 616 (2021) — Revise laws related to the adoption of a tax increment provision

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0616_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0616_1.pdf)
2. **HB0616_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0616_2.pdf)
3. **HB0616_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0616_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0616.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-24** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2021-03-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Taxation
- **2021-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Taxation
- **2021-03-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d4fe5c49-115f-4286-bc04-4372d55699e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).