---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising allowed local government employer benefits"
description: "Revising allowed local government employer benefits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 177"
citation: "Montana SB 177 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Public Officers and Employees", "Wages and Salaries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T21:39:22+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:39:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c32b9c03-c85a-4f98-a98b-007e2ba29df9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3009"
source_hash: "19a3be83b0d2c03cfb1113fcca46d14e34711d538f98227f8685a0c1837b36a0"
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 177 (2023) — Revising allowed local government employer benefits

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0177_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4780)
2. **SB0177_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4779)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **65–31** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:39:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T15:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:54:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:49:33+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:11:33+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:51:58+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:23+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:36:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T21:46:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-02T21:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:57:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-27T21:04:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T15:30:22+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T17:54:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T20:09:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T21:23:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-16T21:22:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-16T19:49:36+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-12T18:03:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T23:48:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-11T23:48:34+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T22:59:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-11T22:01:02+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-11T18:21:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T18:21:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-11T16:46:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T16:26:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T18:20:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T16:27:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T14:49:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-09T21:01:01+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-05T16:12:09+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-04T21:39:22+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/c32b9c03-c85a-4f98-a98b-007e2ba29df9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).