---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow DOJ to share SSNs with DOR in certain situations"
description: "Allow DOJ to share SSNs with DOR in certain situations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 397"
citation: "Montana HB 397 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privacy", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-14T22:37:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:44:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab77d4a8-91f8-4103-ad55-266eea0594e3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1180"
source_hash: "3fcaa347e2a8dd6bf2cdb737e3b1e345580c0bf05c59b746f7500bce6f5124ea"
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 397 (2023) — Allow DOJ to share SSNs with DOR in certain situations

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0397_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8152)
2. **HB0397_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8153)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Failed — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- (S) On Motion Rules Suspended — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:44:49+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:23:54+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T21:37:19+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T21:37:18+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:38:19+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T15:15:06+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-05-02T00:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:03:01+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:03:00+00:00** (S) On Motion Rules Suspended
- **2023-03-23T20:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Failed `failure, failure, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T18:27:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T20:48:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T16:36:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-22T21:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T15:00:18+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T00:03:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T14:44:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-14T13:38:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-07T19:19:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-06T20:17:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T18:19:25+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T16:57:12+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T01:36:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-02T23:53:10+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T17:34:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-25T16:11:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-25T16:11:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T19:56:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T19:40:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T17:02:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T17:02:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T22:18:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-20T16:38:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-16T21:12:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-16T14:32:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-09T15:26:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-14T22:37:39+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/ab77d4a8-91f8-4103-ad55-266eea0594e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).