---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public defender fees"
description: "Revise public defender fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 89"
citation: "Montana HB 89 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane A Morigeau"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-08-22"
last_action: "2019-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22dc0c4b-5dc3-470d-9947-c274563308c5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=89&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "446e4b6a23deea5cabc985343285d0486ef0720607c4915014ac13db41306def"
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 89 (2019) — Revise public defender fees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0089_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0089_1.pdf)
2. **HB0089_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0089_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0089.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shane A Morigeau — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-22** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-06** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-11** 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`
- **2019-01-30** Hearing
- **2019-01-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-01-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-02** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-02** Returned to House
- **2019-02-04** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **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/22dc0c4b-5dc3-470d-9947-c274563308c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).