---
type: "Bill"
title: "Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds"
description: "Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 192"
citation: "Montana HB 192 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Bond Issues", "Public", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Individual Income", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 63
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-11-14T21:50:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-13T22:56:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3df0733c-d9b1-4536-9b88-dc97249b36c7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1159"
source_hash: "ea3384e3aa0338db6af4972b73c3d94e81012916e00a711a9eac0e063c874123"
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 HB 192 (2023) — Use surplus revenue for income tax and property tax refunds and payment of bonds

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0192.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4426)
2. **HB0192.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4427)
3. **HB0192.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4425)
4. **HB0192.001.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4432)
5. **HB0192.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4421)
6. **HB0192.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4424)
7. **HB0192.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4431)
8. **HB0192.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4428)
9. **HB0192.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4422)
10. **HB0192.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4423)
11. **HB0192.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4429)
12. **HB0192.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4433)
13. **HB0192.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4430)
14. **HB0192_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4437)
15. **HB0192_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4439)
16. **HB0192_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4438)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-13T22:56:12+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-13T22:09:53+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-13T14:25:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-11T00:04:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-10T23:04:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-09T18:56:36+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-09T18:56:35+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-09T14:57:45+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-02T20:30:14+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-01T20:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-23T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-09T22:00:43+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T19:06:58+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T22:45:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T20:13:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-03T19:57:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-03T17:54:42+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T22:13:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-02T21:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:41:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T01:26:34+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-30T21:23:45+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-30T20:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-28T14:49:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-28T00:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-27T14:48:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-27T01:52:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-26T18:12:33+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-26T00:11:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-17T14:46:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-13T01:28:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-12T22:00:30+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T21:20:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-06T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T20:20:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-05T17:14:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-05T17:14:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T17:13:05+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-05T17:13:04+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-04T19:41:14+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-04T17:09:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T17:19:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-03T17:19:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-02T23:51:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-02T20:18:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-02T19:16:11+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-02T19:16:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-02T15:21:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-31T20:03:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-30T22:22:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-23T21:59:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-23T14:45:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T18:50:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T15:22:02+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2022-11-29T18:19:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-14T21:50:06+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3df0733c-d9b1-4536-9b88-dc97249b36c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).