---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide gas and fuel tax refund for agriculture"
description: "Provide gas and fuel tax refund for agriculture"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 285"
citation: "Montana SB 285 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Fuels"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Hinebauch"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5adc4676-ec3a-4f24-85e9-13fb4ae0aaff"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=285&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0b5c8a20de7680b8c4c575ed30bc18f16230b3568b126fe0ae13d95dbded9d32"
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 285 (2021) — Provide gas and fuel tax refund for agriculture

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0285_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0285_1.pdf)
2. **SB0285_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0285_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0285.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Hinebauch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-07** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (S) Highways and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (S) Highways and Transportation
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Highways and Transportation `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-30** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-30** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to House
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Transportation
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** 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/5adc4676-ec3a-4f24-85e9-13fb4ae0aaff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).