---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to livestock markets"
description: "Generally revise laws related to livestock markets"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 153"
citation: "Montana HB 153 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Ler"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:35:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T20:08:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70e5458e-b781-4a61-8952-21078b54de38"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0379"
source_hash: "058d5bada3a7b48f11e25a0cdd41c0497f8cc0610f11d1a02b0fee9d092e4665"
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 153 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to livestock markets

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0153_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4092)
2. **HB0153_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4093)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon Ler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T20:08:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:54:42+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`
- **2023-02-16T18:50:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:47:30+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T18:07:51+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T22:33:42+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`
- **2023-02-03T21:00:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T20:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-19T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-17T22:00:23+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T21:30:54+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-10T16:21:15+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10T01:10:14+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-09T20:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-06T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-05T20:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-03T23:19:38+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-03T22:00:05+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:22:34+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:23:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:23:07+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T20:08:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-06T22:32:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-05T21:15:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-05T20:30:50+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-05T20:30:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-05T18:25:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-01T21:48:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-29T16:46:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-28T21:07:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-17T18:23:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:35:48+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/70e5458e-b781-4a61-8952-21078b54de38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).