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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise uniform trust and probate codes"
+description: "Generally revise uniform trust and probate codes"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 452"
+citation: "Montana HB 452 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Estates and Trusts"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2022-12-02T17:48:10+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-19T19:46:54+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d80eaa54-abeb-49da-ac89-d7aa399dda26"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2183"
+source_hash: "8c2486f26485a1960680d07cc5688b7cdd1159e31276471599856e66d9b4613f"
+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 452 (2023) — Generally revise uniform trust and probate codes
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0452.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9943)
+2. **HB0452.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9945)
+3. **HB0452001SCH12595.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9944)
+4. **HB0452_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9947)
+5. **HB0452_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9948)
+6. **HB0452_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9946)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–1** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Mercer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-19T19:46:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-05-18T22:55:06+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-05-01T23:12:30+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-01T23:12:29+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-04-26T21:16:36+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-04-26T19:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-24T20:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-17T22:10:49+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2023-04-15T01:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-14T20:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-12T21:30:10+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
+- **2023-04-12T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2023-04-11T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2023-03-26T14:15:19+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
+- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-03-13T19:22:42+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-27T20:33:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-27T18:48:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2023-02-24T23:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-02-23T21:10:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-02-21T22:57:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-20T15:00:07+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-02-10T20:21:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-10T18:29:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-09T20:29:36+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-08T20:27:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2023-02-08T19:45:21+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2023-02-08T17:58:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-08T14:57:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-02-08T14:57:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-08T12:55:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-02-08T12:55:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-02-06T17:02:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-06T17:02:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-02-06T16:07:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-02-06T16:01:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-02-06T13:00:35+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
+- **2023-02-05T20:17:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-02-05T20:17:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-02-02T16:22:57+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-02T16:22:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-02-02T12:34:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-02-01T23:10:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-01-29T19:32:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-01-29T15:26:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2023-01-25T13:06:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-12-02T17:48:10+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/d80eaa54-abeb-49da-ac89-d7aa399dda26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+