---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise allowable state-funded tourism promotion laws"
description: "Revise allowable state-funded tourism promotion laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 540"
citation: "Montana SB 540 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Sales"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 67
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-30T16:51:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:40:49+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c540dd07-2839-42ed-ba3c-d9d0490674c0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1822"
source_hash: "c7db6a9ccfe30347b897c0a6f88bdba1b74e2b97fbcabb722cfc52c001a001db"
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 540 (2023) — Revise allowable state-funded tourism promotion laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0540.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13432)
2. **SB0540.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13431)
3. **SB0540.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13428)
4. **SB0540.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13434)
5. **SB0540.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13433)
6. **SB0540.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13427)
7. **SB0540.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13430)
8. **SB0540.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13429)
9. **SB0540_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13439)
10. **SB0540_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13437)
11. **SB0540_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13440)
12. **SB0540_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13438)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **19–81** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **83–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:40:49+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:15:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+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`
- **2023-05-02T16:33:10+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T16:33:09+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T00:28:17+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-27T19:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:39:30+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-24T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:59:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T18:28:09+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-20T18:27:58+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-20T18:27:49+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-18T00:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T23:04:07+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T18:27:41+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
- **2023-04-05T20:11:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:26:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:28:27+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T21:23:25+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-03T20:19:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-02T22:36:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-30T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T19:21:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-29T19:20:53+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-29T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T19:20:45+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T19:24:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24T18:17:45+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-24T14:54:02+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T13:25:10+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-24T13:18:42+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-24T13:18:41+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-23T21:10:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T19:32:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-23T19:32:11+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T19:29:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-23T19:18:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T19:15:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T19:15:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T18:55:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T18:41:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-20T20:50:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-20T19:07:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-20T00:29:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-16T22:10:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-15T19:47:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-14T21:10:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-14T17:22:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-10T23:17:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-08T23:43:07+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-13T18:10:47+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-05T23:11:42+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-30T16:51:50+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/c540dd07-2839-42ed-ba3c-d9d0490674c0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).