---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to 9-1-1 program"
description: "Generally revise laws related to 9-1-1 program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 149"
citation: "Montana HB 149 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency and Disaster Services", "Safety (see also: Health)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michele Binkley"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-21T20:06:59+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T20:09:10+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e462fb74-5e3d-4da4-a447-9c604bb3d588"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0214"
source_hash: "7646bb76c2ed97f8ba07dd0f1ef361e5a132cd78540a7df9d1b42ee48d547a15"
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 149 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to 9-1-1 program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0149_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3821)
2. **HB0149_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3822)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Michele Binkley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T20:09:10+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:53:36+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`
- **2023-02-16T18:51:56+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:51:27+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-10T23:57:34+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-09T22:13:01+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-08T21:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T21:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-26T16:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-25T16:00:29+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:11:51+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:52:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T17:49:35+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`
- **2023-01-16T20:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T19:05:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T15:00:19+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T18:05:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-04T23:58:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-04T15:02:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T21:20:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:22:54+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T22:03:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-21T20:22:21+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T20:05:49+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-15T20:05:48+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-30T20:16:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-30T19:52:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-29T16:24:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-29T16:24:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T18:01:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-25T22:00:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-22T21:42:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-22T18:18:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-21T20:06:59+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/e462fb74-5e3d-4da4-a447-9c604bb3d588`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).