---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity"
description: "Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 306"
citation: "Montana SB 306 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["International Relations", "Property", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 39
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-04T15:09:37+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-18T20:15:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7aedf23e-da8d-4de5-a24a-d4b9bfef6482"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0786?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "7291d9ec321a7bcb847afd7d0bcdf8a9868c2c433ff533c3e60c84aa00e00120"
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 306 (2025) — Prohibit sale of tax deed to foreign entity

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0786.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279054)
2. **SB0306.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283822)
3. **SB0306.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283821)
4. **SB0306.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=283824)
5. **SB0306_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282023)
6. **SB0306_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285625)
7. **SB0306_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285626)
8. **SB0306_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285627)
9. **SB0306_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285628)
10. **SB0306_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281276)
11. **SB0306_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285630)
12. **SB0306_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302454)
13. **SB0306_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302456)
14. **SB0306_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285637)
15. **SB0306_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285640)
16. **SB0306_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285645)
17. **SB0306_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285646)
18. **SB0306_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285647)
19. **SB0306_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285656)
20. **SB0306_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=287822)
21. **SB0306_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295854)
22. **SB0306_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285629)
23. **SB0306_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302458)
24. **SB0306_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320229)
25. **SB0306_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321343)
26. **SB0306_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321344)
27. **SB0306_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321345)
28. **SB0306_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324587)
29. **SB0306_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325989)
30. **SB0306_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327427)
31. **SB0306_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303374)
32. **SB0306_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303377)
33. **SB0306_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303381)
34. **SB0306_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303382)
35. **SB0306_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303859)
36. **SB0306_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303860)
37. **SB0306_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310701)
38. **SB0306_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316640)
39. **SB0306_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302457)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **17–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-04T15:09:37+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-04T15:09:37+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-29T18:59:23+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-03T17:23:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-04T21:03:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-05T15:25:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-05T17:19:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-05T17:51:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-06T15:00:29+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-12T16:25:34+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-12T17:06:51+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-12T20:22:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-12T22:45:57+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T20:33:18+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Taxation
- **2025-02-21T16:42:59+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-21T20:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Taxation `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T21:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-25T22:15:53+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-26T17:11:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-26T20:21:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27T21:35:59+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T17:38:52+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-03T15:25:02+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-03T15:25:09+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-03T19:26:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-20T17:04:51+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-20T19:42:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-01T20:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01T20:13:52+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T22:49:52+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-07T16:00:02+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-08T16:15:25+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18T20:15:31+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/7aedf23e-da8d-4de5-a24a-d4b9bfef6482`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).