---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove new industry property classification"
description: "Remove new industry property classification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 46"
citation: "Montana SB 46 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wendy McKamey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T15:16:20+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:55:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea316295-3623-4638-807c-7ecbbe0c82c1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0466"
source_hash: "d4e9e359d8765edf7ce363c07a09f4d36ec90f98c1b5cc4f2a893540710f1154"
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 46 (2023) — Remove new industry property classification

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0046_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1936)
2. **SB0046_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1937)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wendy McKamey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:55:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:22:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-09T17:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:07:37+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:07:36+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-15T00:47:37+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-15T00:41:54+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-14T21:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T20:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T20:04:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T16:18:09+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-11T15:11:06+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:16:06+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:20:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-17T20:57:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T16:49:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T15:00:16+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:56:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:22:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T23:19:07+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T21:15:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-12-12T21:00:00+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2022-12-12T20:48:57+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-12T20:35:10+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-08T22:33:19+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-08T22:33:18+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-14T22:47:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-14T17:08:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-14T17:06:33+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-14T17:06:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-04T15:46:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-04T15:28:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-28T17:04:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-27T21:53:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-19T15:16:20+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/ea316295-3623-4638-807c-7ecbbe0c82c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).