---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees"
description: "Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 169"
citation: "Montana HB 169 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony Brockman"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-08T22:21:23+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T23:35:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb00b500-5be5-46fa-9e3d-1924c6ab59f2"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3462"
source_hash: "85c20aa2201cf478f6778f7be6a9bca081fce841ab54faeaedc21c58b480e3ec"
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 169 (2023) — Clarify confirmation requirements for interim judicial appointees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0169_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4211)
2. **HB0169_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4210)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tony Brockman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16T23:35:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-16T22:18:32+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-14T21:50:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14T21:10:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27T23:06:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T22:44:48+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T22:04:47+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T21:41:12+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-13T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-01T18:45:46+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-31T16:00:45+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T20:39:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T20:05:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T19:11:43+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-23T21:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:07+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T15:00:21+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T20:33:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-05T15:55:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04T17:55:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T17:54:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T19:09:06+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T23:59:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T21:04:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T21:03:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-26T20:50:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-19T22:51:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-19T22:34:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-19T22:34:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-19T18:49:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-16T20:43:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-13T19:03:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-13T16:17:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-12T17:25:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-08T22:21:23+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/bb00b500-5be5-46fa-9e3d-1924c6ab59f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).