---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide hotels with grants to shelter victims of violence and human trafficking"
description: "Provide hotels with grants to shelter victims of violence and human trafficking"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 522"
citation: "Montana SB 522 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Revenue", "State", "Safety (see also: Health)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Sales"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 71
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-13T18:06:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:02:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a42e8929-e81c-43ae-8847-134eda52f37c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1082"
source_hash: "747998d5537b2c80d716d819e56e739b7ca2bdbbf13388a9ebc51c58eaeae573"
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 522 (2023) — Provide hotels with grants to shelter victims of violence and human trafficking

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0522.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13195)
2. **SB0522.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13198)
3. **SB0522.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13194)
4. **SB0522.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13197)
5. **SB0522.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13196)
6. **SB0522.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13193)
7. **SB0522001SCS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13192)
8. **SB0522_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13204)
9. **SB0522_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13203)
10. **SB0522_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13205)
11. **SB0522_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13202)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:02:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T15:22:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-03T19:51:24+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T19:51:23+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:37:49+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T19:27:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-29T15:54:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T12:57:37+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T19:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-20T21:47:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T21:13:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T18:27:04+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-20T18:26:55+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-20T18:26:45+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-18T00:39:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T23:32:10+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T18:26:36+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-11T17:27:24+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-11T17:27:14+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-05T20:10:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:24:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:27:57+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T00:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T22:41:40+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-03T16:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T23:29:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T21:27:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T21:03:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T12:26:47+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-28T23:45:07+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T00:11:48+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T00:11:42+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-28T00:07:30+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-22T19:34:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T16:58:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T21:11:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T20:46:53+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-21T20:34:59+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-21T20:34:58+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-20T23:09:20+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T21:43:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-20T21:43:03+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T19:24:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-20T16:10:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-20T15:30:57+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T15:30:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-17T22:27:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-17T15:56:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-15T17:01:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T16:05:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-15T00:33:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-13T23:32:41+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2023-02-05T17:12:25+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-02-02T01:10:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-13T18:06:49+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/a42e8929-e81c-43ae-8847-134eda52f37c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).