---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal expired property tax exemption for electrical generation facilities"
description: "Repeal expired property tax exemption for electrical generation facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 35"
citation: "Montana SB 35 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brian Hoven"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-28"
last_action: "2021-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8eef577-e788-483a-bae6-b4ab11c8a821"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=35&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "ad24798a6daaf03a07fd85016a2d5fd3fbe6352d98a0d608b392de4d66090866"
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 35 (2021) — Repeal expired property tax exemption for electrical generation facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0035_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0035_1.pdf)
2. **SB0035_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0035_2.pdf)
3. **SB0035_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0035_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0035.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brian Hoven — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-28** Draft Request Received
- **2020-09-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-10-13** Draft in Edit
- **2020-10-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-10-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2021-01-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-15** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-18** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-05** Returned to Senate
- **2021-02-08** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-15** Signed by President
- **2021-02-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-23** 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/c8eef577-e788-483a-bae6-b4ab11c8a821`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).