---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require disclosure of taxpayer funds for lobbying by local governments/schools"
description: "Require disclosure of taxpayer funds for lobbying by local governments/schools"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 358"
citation: "Montana SB 358 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-14T17:05:36+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T16:51:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eaac4526-6030-488f-9065-9dc1ec59fdb1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0315"
source_hash: "ecda3c752ef0959797527c42a71894a4d25f2e3f26011cd4ad69e03747fa1e2d"
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 358 (2023) — Require disclosure of taxpayer funds for lobbying by local governments/schools

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0358.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7559)
2. **SB0358001SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7529)
3. **SB0358_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7518)
4. **SB0358_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7517)
5. **SB0358_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7519)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T16:51:50+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:24:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T23:36:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T23:36:14+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:13:23+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:15+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T18:06:49+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:33:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:59+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T15:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:32:58+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T21:30:30+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T03:02:42+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-16T20:34:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T14:20:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T20:02:53+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T19:39:55+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T19:36:50+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T01:11:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T22:35:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T22:35:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T21:04:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T19:16:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-14T16:43:47+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T16:43:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-14T04:06:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-13T22:38:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T23:01:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T19:42:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T03:52:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-09T15:56:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-08T15:20:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-07T18:09:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-14T17:05:36+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/eaac4526-6030-488f-9065-9dc1ec59fdb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).