---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the distribution period for a Montana farm/ranch risk management account"
description: "Revise the distribution period for a Montana farm/ranch risk management account"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 16"
citation: "Montana SB 16 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Individual Income"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T15:11:58+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:26:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/488089a1-f0d4-40b9-90e1-35eaf311d16d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0457"
source_hash: "3ffa72beb311bf3e283a4928ac516b8da4b4fc85feaf2a5c2300ce0fcbae8919"
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 16 (2023) — Revise the distribution period for a Montana farm/ranch risk management account

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0016_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1868)
2. **SB0016_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1869)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:26:53+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T15:33:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:31:57+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:31:56+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:15:07+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:37:19+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:15:17+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:27:23+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-25T21:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T18:22:36+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:43:59+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T22:10:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:04:09+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-29T23:30:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-11-29T23:16:58+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-11-29T23:08:46+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-11-29T21:08:04+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-11-28T21:54:17+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-28T21:54:16+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-01T22:18:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-01T16:46:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-10-31T17:15:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-31T17:15:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-09-30T19:02:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-09-30T18:58:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-09-26T18:39:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-09-26T16:20:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-19T15:11:58+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/488089a1-f0d4-40b9-90e1-35eaf311d16d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).