---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to assignment of counsel at public expense"
description: "Revise laws related to assignment of counsel at public expense"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 111"
citation: "Montana HB 111 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Indians", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jodee Etchart"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:45:43+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T19:56:19+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c40da7a2-43af-404f-9046-af00bcb9daba"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0196"
source_hash: "ec6b7b45576b7993cd25fa254c130fa15971e8cdaaeddbed61b2b4662bb9c8f3"
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 111 (2023) — Revise laws related to assignment of counsel at public expense

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0111_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3495)
2. **HB0111_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3496)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jodee Etchart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T19:56:19+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:51:30+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-23T17:17:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-23T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-21T23:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-16T19:03:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T19:02:34+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-10T23:57:02+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-09T22:12:55+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-08T21:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-26T16:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-26T16:00:34+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:11:45+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:51:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T17:49:19+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-17T20:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T19:06:03+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T15:00:18+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T14:17:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-06T19:36:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-04T22:06:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T21:08:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-21T16:28:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T23:45:52+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T17:09:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-13T19:37:58+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-02T22:18:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-02T19:56:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-02T19:43:53+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-02T19:43:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T20:59:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-28T18:34:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-23T21:12:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-22T23:35:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-16T19:45:43+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/c40da7a2-43af-404f-9046-af00bcb9daba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).