---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise appraisal requirement for tax-deed land that did not sell at auction"
description: "Revise appraisal requirement for tax-deed land that did not sell at auction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 193"
citation: "Montana SB 193 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Hinebauch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-04"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e3c204f-b388-4063-aab3-493400d4d787"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=193&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e73545b8f628d5751d4a0b30b49bc3bdd6095d1b1cd3ff8de44342ebb93ba006"
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 193 (2021) — Revise appraisal requirement for tax-deed land that did not sell at auction

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0193_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0193_1.pdf)
2. **SB0193_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0193_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0193.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Hinebauch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-04** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-03** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** 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) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 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
- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** 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/4e3c204f-b388-4063-aab3-493400d4d787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).