---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for state sponsored industry trade shows"
description: "Allow for state sponsored industry trade shows"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Montana HB 120 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Russel Miner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-09-19T15:03:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T21:51:58+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fae926d6-988b-4d76-ac3e-7384a467a2a5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0446"
source_hash: "9af1c32293b91865d17c9d6ffb0f2f2b79704db1897bc282611431aa2dcc5ed8"
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 120 (2023) — Allow for state sponsored industry trade shows

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0120.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3576)
2. **HB0120.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3577)
3. **HB0120_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3579)
4. **HB0120_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3581)
5. **HB0120_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3580)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **73–24** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Russel Miner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T21:51:58+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:52:08+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`
- **2023-02-16T18:59:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:58:41+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T18:07:36+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T22:33:40+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-06T21:36:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T22:30:40+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-19T15:30:58+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T14:40:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-16T21:29:52+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-16T19:32:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-11T22:57:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T16:59:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T15:10:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-10T23:37:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-10T21:16:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-09T21:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-09T21:22:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-09T20:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-01-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T20:24:25+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T19:10:11+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-05T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-05T19:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-04T15:30:56+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:10:31+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-21T16:31:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T23:48:06+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T21:23:05+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-15T19:23:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T17:42:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-10T21:25:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-10T21:25:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-10T20:10:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-04T22:35:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-04T17:29:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-04T17:25:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-03T17:52:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T15:03:28+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/fae926d6-988b-4d76-ac3e-7384a467a2a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).