---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit local governments from banning petroleum fuels"
description: "Prohibit local governments from banning petroleum fuels"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 228"
citation: "Montana SB 228 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Energy", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-03T19:06:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:39:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/67d17c07-3fe3-43b9-b027-c62939708468"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0584"
source_hash: "152a75e483408691b852d34806f41a0a6fab39d797f0eada5c3628a405a3b182"
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 228 (2023) — Prohibit local governments from banning petroleum fuels

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0228.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5247)
2. **SB0228.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5248)
3. **SB0228.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5249)
4. **SB0228002SCS18716.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5213)
5. **SB0228_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5177)
6. **SB0228_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5176)
7. **SB0228_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5175)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **7–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:39:33+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:27:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-04T16:10:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T20:45:24+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:45:23+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:13:54+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:37:40+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T16:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:51+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:03:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:23:49+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T22:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T01:01:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T00:22:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T17:05:46+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-07T22:00:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T20:32:21+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T16:30:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T16:15:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T21:49:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T17:09:42+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T17:18:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:15:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:15:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:14:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:14:54+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T12:27:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T01:07:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T00:20:54+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T00:20:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T17:06:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-20T23:34:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-17T14:48:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-16T23:57:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-13T00:43:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-06T23:11:18+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-10-03T19:06:57+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/67d17c07-3fe3-43b9-b027-c62939708468`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).