---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing"
description: "Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 3"
citation: "Montana SB 3 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education - School Finance", "Local Finance", "Local Government", "Taxation", "Taxation--Property", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Trebas"]
version_count: 44
action_count: 35
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-04T17:54:09+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-04T00:33:22+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7a70395-51e1-4bc4-8ce1-9eb86cd5a9b1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0083?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "2d18e86e77b1dca0da7faa64ff661ea33568550e8065546d2c76beb80c805044"
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 3 (2025) — Require advisory committee for districts that use tax increment financing

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0083.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265460)
2. **SB0003.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273041)
3. **SB0003.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=273040)
4. **SB0003.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276123)
5. **SB0003_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275054)
6. **SB0003_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276129)
7. **SB0003_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277199)
8. **SB0003_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277200)
9. **SB0003_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277201)
10. **SB0003_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277202)
11. **SB0003_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266351)
12. **SB0003_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277204)
13. **SB0003_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283611)
14. **SB0003_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295295)
15. **SB0003_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277205)
16. **SB0003_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277206)
17. **SB0003_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277251)
18. **SB0003_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277252)
19. **SB0003_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277253)
20. **SB0003_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277279)
21. **SB0003_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278515)
22. **SB0003_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281893)
23. **SB0003_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277203)
24. **SB0003_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295294)
25. **SB0003_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295301)
26. **SB0003_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296134)
27. **SB0003_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305169)
28. **SB0003_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305170)
29. **SB0003_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305171)
30. **SB0003_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310727)
31. **SB0003_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316665)
32. **SB0003_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320250)
33. **SB0003_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321371)
34. **SB0003_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324595)
35. **SB0003_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325588)
36. **SB0003_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295392)
37. **SB0003_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295441)
38. **SB0003_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295443)
39. **SB0003_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295444)
40. **SB0003_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295445)
41. **SB0003_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296092)
42. **SB0003_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296093)
43. **SB0003_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296094)
44. **SB0003_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295296)

## Votes

- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Trebas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-04T17:54:09+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-11T17:23:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-09-13T12:44:26+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-09-27T19:18:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-07T19:43:27+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-15T22:08:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-19T19:58:27+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-11-19T20:00:00+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-11-19T21:17:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-07T17:03:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-08T23:24:18+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-01-29T17:28:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T22:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T21:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T22:15:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-04T16:58:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T20:09:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-05T17:27:17+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-02-18T18:06:28+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-02-18T20:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T20:13:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:34:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2025-03-18T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:35:43+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-19T18:25:19+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-24T16:30:53+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-26T21:30:07+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-27T14:05:58+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03T18:00:42+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04T00:33:22+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a7a70395-51e1-4bc4-8ce1-9eb86cd5a9b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).