---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal sunset on coal washing credit"
description: "Repeal sunset on coal washing credit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 333"
citation: "Montana SB 333 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and Minerals", "Taxation--Coal"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 30
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2024-11-16T21:07:43+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:44:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f12029d2-fb25-403c-83cf-167dd3614656"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1507?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "99ac4fc32579eb38c23e04134b2085b5dd52fd768526439b70f7f89198d48af8"
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 333 (2025) — Repeal sunset on coal washing credit

## Version chain

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

1. **LC1507.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279487)
2. **SB0333.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307725)
3. **SB0333.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311889)
4. **SB0333_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282903)
5. **SB0333_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291826)
6. **SB0333_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306019)
7. **SB0333_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312616)
8. **SB0333_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312719)
9. **SB0333_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312720)
10. **SB0333_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312722)
11. **SB0333_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312723)
12. **SB0333_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282668)
13. **SB0333_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317643)
14. **SB0333_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318812)
15. **SB0333_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318813)
16. **SB0333_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318817)
17. **SB0333_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312768)
18. **SB0333_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318830)
19. **SB0333_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322981)
20. **SB0333_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324984)
21. **SB0333_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326228)
22. **SB0333_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318831)
23. **SB0333_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319094)
24. **SB0333_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319095)
25. **SB0333_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319136)
26. **SB0333_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=319137)
27. **SB0333_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321021)
28. **SB0333_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322979)
29. **SB0333_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322980)
30. **SB0333_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=318819)

## Votes

- to_table — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **13–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **11–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **56–44** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-16T21:07:43+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-10T21:23:45+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-24T18:37:01+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-02T17:04:33+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-02T20:10:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-06T14:42:57+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-11T17:33:40+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-11T17:41:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-12T16:19:55+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-13T14:52:31+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-14T22:12:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-15T15:36:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-15T15:37:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-20T20:15:12+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
- **2025-02-25T23:17:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-26T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T13:55:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-01T19:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-03T17:55:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T22:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-03T23:21:43+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-04T17:15:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-04T18:27:49+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04T20:09:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-07T15:30:51+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Taxation
- **2025-03-17T18:42:40+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-18T18:42:55+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-18T18:43:04+00:00** (S) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-18T18:43:15+00:00** (S) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-03-18T21:49:53+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-18T21:50:06+00:00** (S) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-25T16:52:00+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee - (H) Taxation `amendment-deferral`
- **2025-04-17T16:20:51+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Taxation
- **2025-04-17T19:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Taxation
- **2025-04-17T23:22:14+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-04-22T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T16:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-22T18:06:30+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-22T18:15:20+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-22T18:40:35+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-23T02:11:44+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-23T15:07:38+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-23T21:46:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2025-04-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-24T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-25T00:00:07+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-28T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T18:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-29T19:08:27+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-30T05:46:00+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-05-01T14:07:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-06T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-06T21:30:54+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T14:12:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:44:19+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/f12029d2-fb25-403c-83cf-167dd3614656`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).