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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Extending permit for concealed carry from 4 to 5 years"
+description: "Extending permit for concealed carry from 4 to 5 years"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 400"
+citation: "Montana SB 400 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Guns and Weapons"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["John Fuller"]
+version_count: 2
+action_count: 44
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2022-12-26T18:11:27+00:00"
+last_action: "2023-05-09T17:10:35+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8e1529c-acd4-44da-987a-cc7bc70b66e3"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4310"
+source_hash: "062db256c1af4b01b9d192f822d0addd45484613029d02644b85addda4ac5a16"
+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 400 (2023) — Extending permit for concealed carry from 4 to 5 years
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0400_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8786)
+2. **SB0400_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8785)
+
+## Votes
+
+- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **42–8** (pass) · upper
+- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **88–12** (pass) · lower
+- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **87–12** (pass) · lower
+- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **40–10** (pass) · upper
+- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
+- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–2** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- John Fuller — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-05-09T17:10:35+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+- **2023-05-08T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2023-04-18T00:31:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
+- **2023-04-18T00:31:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2023-04-13T16:38:14+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2023-04-12T22:02:24+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
+- **2023-04-12T20:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-07T15:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-04T19:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-04-04T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
+- **2023-03-15T21:45:44+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-15T21:07:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-03T18:18:24+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2023-03-02T16:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2023-03-01T18:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-02-24T20:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2023-02-22T14:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
+- **2023-02-20T22:03:16+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-20T20:43:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-17T22:31:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-17T22:00:44+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2023-02-17T21:54:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2023-02-17T19:45:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-17T15:25:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
+- **2023-02-17T15:25:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2023-02-17T00:24:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
+- **2023-02-16T23:44:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
+- **2023-02-16T19:55:02+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2023-02-16T19:55:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2023-02-16T18:54:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2023-02-16T18:38:03+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2023-02-13T22:32:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
+- **2023-02-13T21:01:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2023-02-13T19:57:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2022-12-26T18:11:27+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/f8e1529c-acd4-44da-987a-cc7bc70b66e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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