---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise collection of delinquent coal gross proceeds taxes"
description: "Revise collection of delinquent coal gross proceeds taxes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 154"
citation: "Montana SB 154 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bond Issues", "Public", "County Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "State", "School Finance", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Coal (see also: Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason D Small"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1ff2295-de56-4b24-88bd-c0a8cf912d09"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=154&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "bad260f60b8a47e3ed547fdc80d28ead65f8c7da629bc6bbe9fb4b0352bd9d71"
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 154 (2021) — Revise collection of delinquent coal gross proceeds taxes

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0154_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0154_1.pdf)
2. **SB0154_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0154_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0154.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason D Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-16** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2021-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-25** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-05** Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2021-02-15** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-03-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** 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/f1ff2295-de56-4b24-88bd-c0a8cf912d09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).