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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding"
+description: "Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 59"
+citation: "Montana HB 59 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 47
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-09-19T13:39:03+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-03-01T00:51:13+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74869033-9a76-499b-9c6f-9fa15463fdaf"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0388"
+source_hash: "65fe5a10cf7c8c979ad436e08bdd8c2bdac9388f5ee2bfd273ad056a0378db41"
+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 59 (2023) — Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0059_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2094)
+2. **HB0059_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2095)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–2** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-01T00:51:13+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-02-28T23:19:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-02-21T22:41:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-02-17T22:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-02-16T23:01:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-02-16T19:15:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-02-16T19:14:28+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-02-08T18:06:10+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-02-07T22:33:25+00:00** (S) Returned to House
+- **2023-02-06T21:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-02-03T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-01-26T22:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-01-24T22:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-01-24T22:00:14+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-01-19T20:29:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-01-19T17:57:38+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-01-18T22:17:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2023-01-18T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-01-17T20:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-01-13T20:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-12T23:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-01-10T22:00:40+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-01-09T19:43:12+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
+- **2023-01-05T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-01-04T15:12:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2023-01-03T17:35:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2023-01-03T01:14:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
+- **2023-01-02T20:33:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2022-12-20T15:08:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2022-12-12T20:46:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2022-12-12T19:15:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2022-12-08T23:22:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2022-12-08T23:22:37+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
+- **2022-12-06T22:37:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2022-12-06T21:18:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2022-12-06T21:08:33+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2022-12-06T21:08:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2022-11-28T23:39:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2022-11-17T16:44:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2022-11-16T20:58:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2022-11-15T20:46:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2022-11-03T16:21:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-09-19T13:39:03+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/74869033-9a76-499b-9c6f-9fa15463fdaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+