---
type: "Bill"
title: "Code Commissioner Bill"
description: "Code Commissioner Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 60"
citation: "Montana HB 60 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-08-24"
last_action: "2019-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f837d46-3082-47ef-9bb5-734ef0cbca76"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=60&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "2183ffe8e1e060fa1620560ba231641ebbff76440abdce23b63ca8babe0550dc"
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 60 (2019) — Code Commissioner Bill

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0060_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0060_1.pdf)
2. **HB0060_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0060_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0060.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-08-24** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-11-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-03** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-04** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Hearing
- **2019-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-17** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** Hearing
- **2019-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-31** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-31** Returned to House
- **2019-02-01** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-04** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-06** Signed by President
- **2019-02-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-02-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7f837d46-3082-47ef-9bb5-734ef0cbca76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).