---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development"
description: "Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 245"
citation: "Montana SB 245 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Housing", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 24
action_count: 59
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2022-10-05T16:14:00+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-18T15:42:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2dde3dd8-0b4f-4166-a635-b0dda3ff9b31"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0624"
source_hash: "fcf39328fff4cc02c528fb36ca6dc31f1180d403d97c780dc91a236584ddb383"
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 245 (2023) — Revise municipal zoning to allow multifamily and mixed use development

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0245.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5347)
2. **SB0245.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5342)
3. **SB0245.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5344)
4. **SB0245.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10395)
5. **SB0245.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5351)
6. **SB0245.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5348)
7. **SB0245.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5346)
8. **SB0245.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5349)
9. **SB0245.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5345)
10. **SB0245.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5350)
11. **SB0245.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5341)
12. **SB0245.003.003(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12192)
13. **SB0245.003.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10396)
14. **SB0245.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5340)
15. **SB0245.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5343)
16. **SB0245001SCS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5332)
17. **SB0245001SCS16498.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5331)
18. **SB0245002CWS16498.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5333)
19. **SB0245002SCS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5334)
20. **SB0245_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64416)
21. **SB0245_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64415)
22. **SB0245_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64413)
23. **SB0245_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64414)
24. **SB0245_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=64417)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concur Motion Failed — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **87–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) Free Conference Committee Report Received — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **14–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Free Conference Committee Report Received — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-18T15:42:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-17T16:28:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-08T21:23:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-08T21:23:17+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-05T16:54:32+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-02T18:47:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T16:00:02+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-28T16:00:01+00:00** (S) Free Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-28T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-27T18:17:00+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-25T23:44:00+00:00** (S) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-19T00:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concur Motion Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:37:41+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T16:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T20:25:38+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:54+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:04:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T22:47:41+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-24T22:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T21:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T21:29:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-17T20:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T18:38:20+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-08T21:45:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-02T21:36:27+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T20:19:56+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T18:29:40+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T16:32:41+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-31T23:46:32+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-31T16:39:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T20:36:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T20:36:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T16:36:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T15:29:02+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-29T23:10:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-29T23:10:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-29T13:57:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T02:28:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-27T17:11:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T16:26:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-18T23:00:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-05T16:14:00+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/2dde3dd8-0b4f-4166-a635-b0dda3ff9b31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).