---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise computer crime laws"
description: "Generally revise computer crime laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 161"
citation: "Montana HB 161 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Information Technology (see also: Communications)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fiona Nave"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:47:03+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T15:27:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/709808ab-48ee-408a-b150-7427611a9227"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0199"
source_hash: "2a2d2aadf96d3084cbe9ac063895d650ad15a3ed2a60d6f13a4e715d9375fb1a"
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 161 (2023) — Generally revise computer crime laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0161.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4141)
2. **HB0161.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4147)
3. **HB0161.001.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4143)
4. **HB0161.001.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4144)
5. **HB0161.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4146)
6. **HB0161.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4139)
7. **HB0161.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4148)
8. **HB0161.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4140)
9. **HB0161.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4138)
10. **HB0161.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4142)
11. **HB0161.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4145)
12. **HB0161_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4152)
13. **HB0161_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4151)
14. **HB0161_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4153)
15. **HB0161_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4150)
16. **HB0161_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4149)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **87–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Fiona Nave — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T15:27:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T00:12:19+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T00:12:18+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:38:18+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T00:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T20:35:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-28T21:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T21:34:18+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-24T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T15:52:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-18T14:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-14T15:00:39+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T20:33:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T16:33:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:57:17+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-26T21:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:58:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T22:09:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-20T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T16:51:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T20:27:45+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-10T15:00:23+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:25:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:25:50+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:25:54+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T23:06:31+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-28T18:50:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-25T14:51:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-23T18:26:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-23T18:26:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-22T21:20:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-18T16:38:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-15T16:17:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-14T21:48:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-11T17:34:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T21:57:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T21:56:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T13:44:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-08-16T19:47:03+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/709808ab-48ee-408a-b150-7427611a9227`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).