---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide funding for local government road maintenance"
description: "Provide funding for local government road maintenance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 536"
citation: "Montana SB 536 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 67
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-09-14T16:38:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:40:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a07bf0d3-a799-492f-bd98-b524a7af9313"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0305"
source_hash: "1f404f53fe6da572633c65571f967aa10ba64b760bd2b9258eb8389e095e29dc"
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 536 (2023) — Provide funding for local government road maintenance

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0536.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13377)
2. **SB0536.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13376)
3. **SB0536.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13367)
4. **SB0536.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13370)
5. **SB0536.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13375)
6. **SB0536.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13369)
7. **SB0536.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13371)
8. **SB0536.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13374)
9. **SB0536.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13368)
10. **SB0536.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13373)
11. **SB0536.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13372)
12. **SB0536_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13383)
13. **SB0536_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13381)
14. **SB0536_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13382)
15. **SB0536_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13384)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **75–23** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–8** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **39–60** (fail) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **32–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:40:12+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:15:00+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`
- **2023-05-10T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:08:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T20:08:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:39:36+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T01:20:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-05-02T01:20:41+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-05-02T01:20:30+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-05-01T23:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T23:38:14+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T17:39:01+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-28T00:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T00:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T22:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T17:33:48+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-27T17:33:37+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-27T17:33:28+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T14:40:09+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-27T14:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-26T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-26T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-26T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24T15:55:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-21T21:46:38+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-13T16:03:28+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-05T20:11:03+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:26:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T21:32:36+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-03T16:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T14:41:54+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T14:41:46+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-28T14:41:40+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T19:23:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24T14:53:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T19:17:35+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T19:09:35+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-23T19:06:02+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-23T19:06:01+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-23T18:53:30+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-23T14:55:12+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T22:39:42+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-22T22:39:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T21:47:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-22T17:51:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-21T23:20:15+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T23:20:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-21T20:14:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-21T18:21:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-15T17:09:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T16:52:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-01T19:18:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-14T16:38:14+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/a07bf0d3-a799-492f-bd98-b524a7af9313`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).