---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to the armory account"
description: "Revise laws related to the armory account"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 134"
citation: "Montana HB 134 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-24T20:02:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:38:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bd1cf82-38e1-4651-a7c5-9224d2fd9153"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0250"
source_hash: "1dc801b6ab6760feedb8e2e51d18462d72aabb4c33ef26cca4e0e2d8413fd950"
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 134 (2023) — Revise laws related to the armory account

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0134_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3693)
2. **HB0134_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3691)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:38:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:28:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T15:55:16+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T15:54:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T22:25:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T20:35:34+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-28T21:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T20:31:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-23T17:38:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T17:33:45+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-20T21:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T21:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T20:07:41+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T16:00:58+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:14:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:19:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:17:49+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T17:45:07+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-06T22:33:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-05T18:34:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-05T16:47:24+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-05T16:47:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-03T22:10:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-03T16:54:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-30T22:54:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-30T21:26:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-24T20:02:32+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/2bd1cf82-38e1-4651-a7c5-9224d2fd9153`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).