---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise human trafficking laws"
description: "Generally revise human trafficking laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 112"
citation: "Montana HB 112 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jodee Etchart"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 61
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:47:40+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:01:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4d3a804-7bb5-4a34-ab77-ac275311182d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0200"
source_hash: "9191cd0defae8f1a03467ab912c06a699d449af22d3406414bc26745c2da6ddd"
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 112 (2023) — Generally revise human trafficking laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0112.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3501)
2. **HB0112.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3503)
3. **HB0112.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3508)
4. **HB0112.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3506)
5. **HB0112.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3504)
6. **HB0112.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3505)
7. **HB0112.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3509)
8. **HB0112.001.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3502)
9. **HB0112.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3510)
10. **HB0112.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3507)
11. **HB0112_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3513)
12. **HB0112_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3514)
13. **HB0112_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3512)
14. **HB0112_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3515)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jodee Etchart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:01:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T15:27:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-04T20:09:05+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-04T20:09:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-01T00:35:55+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-31T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:24:53+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T15:40:28+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-15T20:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T15:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T20:55:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:19:07+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-09T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-08T16:00:50+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-08T14:57:42+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T14:56:54+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-08T14:56:47+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-07T14:56:38+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-31T23:57:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-31T22:12:54+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-31T15:37:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-27T20:33:07+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T16:33:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:57:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-26T21:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T14:50:55+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-23T14:17:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-20T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T16:50:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T18:07:05+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-11T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:08:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-21T16:28:58+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T23:46:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T19:38:25+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-12T22:56:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-12T22:40:45+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T22:40:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-12T22:16:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-08T17:39:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-08T17:29:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-08T16:27:31+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T16:27:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-07T17:01:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-06T23:23:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-29T21:11:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-29T20:35:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-16T19:47:40+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/a4d3a804-7bb5-4a34-ab77-ac275311182d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).