republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-530.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise taxation of new, expanded, or improved industrial property"
description: "Generally revise taxation of new, expanded, or improved industrial property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 530"
citation: "Montana SB 530 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 71
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-11-22T22:18:42+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:38:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/11ea37e3-e184-4fec-9c00-a9f0aa63f564"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1504"
source_hash: "612f946a912866529c0bfb518517bbbabdbf0f305821047c20433f485a7b66bd"
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 530 (2023) — Generally revise taxation of new, expanded, or improved industrial property

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0530.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13300)
2. **SB0530.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13299)
3. **SB0530_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13305)
4. **SB0530_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13303)
5. **SB0530_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13304)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Tabled in Committee — **11–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:38:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:14:00+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`
- **2023-05-05T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:07:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T20:07:44+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:39:13+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **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`
- **2023-05-01T21:00:00+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`
- **2023-04-29T15:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T12:57:39+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T19:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:53:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-21T20:45:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-21T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T18:47:00+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-21T18:46:01+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-21T18:45:00+00:00** (C) Revised Fiscal Note Received (Local Government Fiscal Impact) `receipt`
- **2023-04-18T00:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T23:23:04+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T18:44:48+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T13:12:13+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T20:10:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:25:06+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:28:09+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T01:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T16:49:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-03T15:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-03T15:54:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-03-31T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T19:43:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T21:40:17+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T21:40:11+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-28T21:40:05+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-24T14:55:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T19:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T19:11:27+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T18:54:47+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-22T18:12:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-22T18:12:21+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-22T18:01:08+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-22T15:41:04+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T14:08:02+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-22T14:07:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T13:08:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-21T22:24:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-21T20:03:01+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T20:03:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-21T18:27:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-21T15:23:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-17T11:55:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-16T23:28:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-16T02:30:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-15T23:57:17+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-03-12T18:16:56+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-22T22:18:42+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/11ea37e3-e184-4fec-9c00-a9f0aa63f564`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).