---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to temporary tribal property tax exemption"
description: "Revise laws related to temporary tribal property tax exemption"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 214"
citation: "Montana SB 214 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Indians", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3977fa7-687c-4e6c-a0f0-b33f97f130f9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=214&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "2ac857c4ccb897f33020b5b35f0e03da9536c6aa907063b4844646a830eec7cd"
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 214 (2021) — Revise laws related to temporary tribal property tax exemption

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0214_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0214_1.pdf)
2. **SB0214_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0214_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0214.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **64–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-20** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2021-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2021-02-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-10** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-10** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2021-02-17** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-11** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2021-04-01** Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-04-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-29** Signed by President
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/d3977fa7-687c-4e6c-a0f0-b33f97f130f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).