---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the homestead exemption"
description: "Revise the homestead exemption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 114"
citation: "Montana SB 114 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason W Ellsworth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a830c030-e8c0-49a5-a8da-0505b1d0e6c8"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=114&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "2fea3e1084da7659f685bdc6012086705e35a7292b027fd173e97ff0d4def680"
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 114 (2021) — Revise the homestead exemption

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0114_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0114_1.pdf)
2. **SB0114_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0114_2.pdf)
3. **SB0114_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0114_3.pdf)
4. **SB0114_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0114_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0114.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- AMD-003 Ellsworth D/PASS — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason W Ellsworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-16** Draft On Hold
- **2020-11-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-24** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2020-11-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-27** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-17** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-26** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-01-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-27** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-01-27** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-01-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-29** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11** 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/a830c030-e8c0-49a5-a8da-0505b1d0e6c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).