---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require ballot for bond election to estimate additional taxes for residence"
description: "Require ballot for bond election to estimate additional taxes for residence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 123"
citation: "Montana SB 123 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ballot Issues (see also: Elections)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Revenue", "State", "School Finance", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-09-14T16:36:36+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:00:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5cb8e8f-4d1c-4ef4-a64a-dbe66af84956"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0302"
source_hash: "487ee7917c63a2207e06f76259d0a9267c1535a6d1d4600c407dd4e48c2bb097"
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 123 (2023) — Require ballot for bond election to estimate additional taxes for residence

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0123.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3884)
2. **SB0123.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3883)
3. **SB0123001SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10811)
4. **SB0123_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3055)
5. **SB0123_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3054)
6. **SB0123_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3056)
7. **SB0123_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3057)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:00:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:31:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-02T16:29:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T16:29:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T00:27:37+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-27T19:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T18:40:43+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-20T19:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T20:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:26:02+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-16T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:14+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:22:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T21:41:18+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-31T22:11:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T22:16:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T21:59:21+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18T15:00:50+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T21:22:24+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T20:10:07+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-04T19:53:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04T16:53:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T16:52:31+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-04T15:08:58+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T18:17:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T18:49:40+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T18:49:33+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-11-30T20:42:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T23:19:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-29T22:42:15+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-29T22:42:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T20:00:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-28T19:25:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-14T19:13:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-14T16:54:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-14T16:13:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-14T16:36:36+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/e5cb8e8f-4d1c-4ef4-a64a-dbe66af84956`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).