---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require property tax increase information to be included in budget discussions"
description: "Require property tax increase information to be included in budget discussions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 332"
citation: "Montana SB 332 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-14T17:20:35+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:26:24+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5e6242d-4567-4fb6-8143-b510560506d1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0328"
source_hash: "eb16a18377c06cf22b9cd969df5fde80126c36b4153d65a1ae2b0cc098bb1552"
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 332 (2023) — Require property tax increase information to be included in budget discussions

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0332.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7433)
2. **SB0332_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7392)
3. **SB0332_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7393)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **83–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:26:24+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:46:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-25T21:45:25+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:45:24+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T16:46:55+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T19:40:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-19T19:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T13:01:26+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-03T15:20:22+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-29T23:10:08+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-27T19:04:54+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:17+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:01:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:50+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T16:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T21:30:36+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T18:06:31+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T16:15:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T23:49:51+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T22:25:48+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-11T00:28:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T15:52:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T15:52:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-09T21:19:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-09T17:47:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-09T16:55:33+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T16:55:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-09T14:15:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-09T06:17:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-07T16:03:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T15:33:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T22:52:21+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-06T14:18:38+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-29T16:35:42+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-09-14T17:20:35+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/a5e6242d-4567-4fb6-8143-b510560506d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).