---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for a referendum to terminate a county zoning district"
description: "Allow for a referendum to terminate a county zoning district"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 294"
citation: "Montana SB 294 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Esp"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-12-28"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05b64380-e801-441b-9a33-4d64ec5b9027"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=294&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "247eeebbe48fe44556858572c81aefb4892028c9d186d1570a5709a902356538"
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 294 (2021) — Allow for a referendum to terminate a county zoning district

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0294_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0294_1.pdf)
2. **SB0294_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0294_2.pdf)
3. **SB0294_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0294_3.pdf)
4. **SB0294_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0294_4.pdf)
5. **SB0294_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0294_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0294.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Esp D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **14–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Custer D/PASS — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Esp — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-28** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **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
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** 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`
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** 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/05b64380-e801-441b-9a33-4d64ec5b9027`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).