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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Provide for grace period for lapsed renewals of concealed carry permits"
+description: "Provide for grace period for lapsed renewals of concealed carry permits"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 659"
+citation: "Montana HB 659 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Guns and Weapons"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gist"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-12-05T20:16:30+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-04-27T16:03:28+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/237b3eef-7634-4371-8533-979dab90bcc8"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3198"
+source_hash: "c1ddf6b0dd352d7abb92d868bb3033b975c6e17f7c9a93d4bebdf93ec279c2f0"
+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 659 (2023) — Provide for grace period for lapsed renewals of concealed carry permits
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0659_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9700)
+2. **HB0659_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9699)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **38–12** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–14** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Steve Gist — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-27T16:03:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-04-26T15:04:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-17T17:12:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-17T17:12:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-04-13T16:04:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-04-13T15:25:38+00:00** (S) Returned to House
+- **2023-04-12T19:56:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-11T19:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-05T19:45:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-03-13T22:37:20+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-10T00:14:26+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-03T17:20:42+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
+- **2023-03-03T04:29:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-01T20:05:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-24T23:34:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-23T22:15:35+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-02-21T22:40:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-20T18:09:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-18T23:37:37+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-18T01:13:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
+- **2023-02-17T14:46:21+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2023-02-16T16:24:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-15T23:11:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-02-15T23:11:33+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-15T18:15:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-02-15T15:04:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-02-15T14:49:41+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-15T14:49:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-02-15T01:24:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-02-14T18:59:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-02-08T22:44:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-02-08T20:35:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2023-02-06T17:14:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2023-01-12T15:25:36+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2022-12-06T22:55:44+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
+- **2022-12-05T20:16:30+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/237b3eef-7634-4371-8533-979dab90bcc8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+