---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend state ARPA funding session law"
description: "Amend state ARPA funding session law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 175"
citation: "Montana HB 175 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Federal Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-16T18:05:23+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T20:07:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68eab9a9-bb48-4c3d-9b0c-b6a96bd3bb0c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1243"
source_hash: "fac9a133e276748e68335c3f119ceb7b24e626383848c5e86ff8d4a5c5299edb"
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 175 (2023) — Amend state ARPA funding session law

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0175_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4267)
2. **HB0175_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4268)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T20:07:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:56:45+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-01T16:19:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-01T15:35:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-27T23:20:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27T19:07:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T19:07:10+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T22:04:51+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T21:41:15+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-13T21:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-07T22:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-07T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T20:58:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T18:58:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19T22:01:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-19T21:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T23:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T22:00:11+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T20:56:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:04:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T15:54:12+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-04T23:55:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T23:54:46+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-04T15:53:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-03T15:53:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-03T15:53:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-28T23:31:20+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T21:25:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T21:25:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T18:33:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-16T17:31:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-16T17:26:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-16T17:26:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-16T16:21:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-16T00:03:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-13T18:57:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-12T22:48:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-05T19:53:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-16T18:05:23+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/68eab9a9-bb48-4c3d-9b0c-b6a96bd3bb0c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).