---
type: "Bill"
title: "Optional alternative property tax payment schedule for primary residences"
description: "Optional alternative property tax payment schedule for primary residences"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 830"
citation: "Montana HB 830 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["George Nikolakakos"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 57
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-07-26T18:15:41+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:45:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4063565c-2503-4c09-8f3f-902ad5ba28ed"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0105"
source_hash: "6561fefe2c8def7f3e7e40472ea0064aa2b82e3272dcf854af2ae2b7ef69c53a"
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 830 (2023) — Optional alternative property tax payment schedule for primary residences

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0830.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11474)
2. **HB0830.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11473)
3. **HB0830.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11471)
4. **HB0830.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11470)
5. **HB0830.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11475)
6. **HB0830.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11472)
7. **HB0830.001.004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11469)
8. **HB0830.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11476)
9. **HB0830.001.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11477)
10. **HB0830_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11479)
11. **HB0830_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11481)
12. **HB0830_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11480)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **75–21** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **65–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- George Nikolakakos — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:45:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T22:08:09+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T22:08:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T14:53:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:23:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T00:26:20+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T20:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T20:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:22:03+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-12T19:33:42+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-07T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T23:16:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:10:49+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-22T23:31:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T19:09:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-21T19:39:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-16T19:16:31+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-16T17:40:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14T20:54:02+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-14T20:16:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-14T20:13:20+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-14T20:13:19+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-13T14:01:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-09T20:25:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-09T16:38:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-03T19:22:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-02T23:04:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-02T22:26:54+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-02T22:26:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-02T18:13:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-02T17:51:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-24T20:02:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-22T19:03:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-22T18:54:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-22T18:52:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-20T14:46:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-02T19:44:54+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-01-16T18:03:03+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-09T15:07:29+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T18:15:41+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/4063565c-2503-4c09-8f3f-902ad5ba28ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).