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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees"
+description: "Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 169"
+citation: "Montana HB 169 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Legislature"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Tony Brockman"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 44
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-12-08T22:21:23+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-03-16T23:35:28+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb00b500-5be5-46fa-9e3d-1924c6ab59f2"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3462"
+source_hash: "85c20aa2201cf478f6778f7be6a9bca081fce841ab54faeaedc21c58b480e3ec"
+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 HB 169 (2023) — Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0169_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4211)
+2. **HB0169_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4210)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–14** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Tony Brockman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-16T23:35:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-03-16T22:18:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-03-14T21:50:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-03-14T21:10:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-03-08T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-02-27T23:06:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-02-27T22:44:48+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-02-14T22:04:47+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-02-14T21:41:12+00:00** (S) Returned to House
+- **2023-02-13T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-10T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-02T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-02-01T18:45:46+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-01-31T16:00:45+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-01-24T20:39:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-24T20:05:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-24T19:11:43+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2023-01-23T21:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-01-20T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-01-17T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-17T20:00:07+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-12T15:00:21+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-01-05T20:33:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-05T15:55:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-04T17:55:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-01-04T17:54:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2023-01-03T19:09:06+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2022-12-28T23:59:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2022-12-27T21:04:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2022-12-27T21:03:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2022-12-26T20:50:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2022-12-19T22:51:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2022-12-19T22:34:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2022-12-19T22:34:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2022-12-19T18:49:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2022-12-16T20:43:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2022-12-13T19:03:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2022-12-13T16:17:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2022-12-12T17:25:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-12-08T22:21:23+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/bb00b500-5be5-46fa-9e3d-1924c6ab59f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+