---
type: "Bill"
title: "Code commissioner bill"
description: "Code commissioner bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 109"
citation: "Montana HB 109 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laurie Bishop"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-10T15:25:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:01:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3dca9123-5557-4c6a-9d26-3c287e185928"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1055"
source_hash: "a71a8fbb18c04c67b401b17df86704ac95c8811660c68939b2a32b89934e73eb"
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 109 (2023) — Code commissioner bill

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0109_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3486)
2. **HB0109_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3487)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Laurie Bishop — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:01:16+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T15:26:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-28T22:25:52+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28T20:35:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-17T21:19:06+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-17T21:09:46+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-16T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-10T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-10T21:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T20:31:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-23T17:38:29+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T17:33:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-20T21:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T20:06:33+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T16:00:18+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:16:44+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-02T21:08:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-21T16:28:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T23:45:24+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T19:37:03+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-12T16:11:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-12T16:09:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-12T16:02:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T16:02:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-12T15:52:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-12T15:50:05+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T15:50:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-09T19:22:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-09T15:57:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-05T01:10:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-05T01:05:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-10T15:25:08+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/3dca9123-5557-4c6a-9d26-3c287e185928`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).