---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol license applications"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol license applications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 145"
citation: "Montana HB 145 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Green"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:59:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T20:03:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28922933-34ef-4431-8683-accec6a06420"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0439"
source_hash: "5c63b49f0b28068c7f0e2cec623e7c68d85e64bb37f28ae1b17c2df3d9cc44ec"
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 145 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol license applications

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0145_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3798)
2. **HB0145_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3797)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Green — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T20:03:56+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:53:17+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`
- **2023-02-16T18:53:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:52:49+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T22:40:11+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T21:48:28+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-07T22:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T21:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T22:29:04+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T15:30:22+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:11:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:52:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T17:49:32+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-17T20:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T18:18:33+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T16:00:32+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:18:54+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:21:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:21:28+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T22:50:34+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-01T18:35:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-10-31T18:00:55+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-10-28T21:25:51+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-28T21:25:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-26T18:50:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-26T16:57:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-26T13:03:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-20T14:48:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-18T13:50:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:59:14+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/28922933-34ef-4431-8683-accec6a06420`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).