---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to local subdivision review"
description: "Revise laws related to local subdivision review"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 174"
citation: "Montana SB 174 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 58
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61f8cad1-f4ee-40f5-9054-e9cd20db08f9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=174&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "70827e309aeaa039d805744de0b2f25a768d0f0db6d4c7d4e730bc6626ca0fb8"
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 174 (2021) — Revise laws related to local subdivision review

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0174_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0174_1.pdf)
2. **SB0174_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0174_2.pdf)
3. **SB0174_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0174_3.pdf)
4. **SB0174_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0174_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0174.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-22** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-18** 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
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-25** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-25** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-26** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-27** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-29** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-13** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-15** Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-04-07** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** 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/61f8cad1-f4ee-40f5-9054-e9cd20db08f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).