---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise workers' compensation laws relating to social or recreational activity"
description: "Revise workers' compensation laws relating to social or recreational activity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 178"
citation: "Montana HB 178 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Walsh"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-02T14:05:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-23T22:33:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb17906a-3345-4125-88a3-c607157d7800"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0169"
source_hash: "e0bbc22c2cb33401692edd36e9ef40e10b6b56b668d38ff422b3e31c23b5ead8"
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 178 (2023) — Revise workers' compensation laws relating to social or recreational activity

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0178_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4283)
2. **HB0178_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4284)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **75–24** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–20** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Walsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-23T22:33:03+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-23T21:04:01+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`
- **2023-02-27T23:26:44+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T23:26:43+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T22:05:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-14T21:41:17+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`
- **2023-02-10T21:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-01T21:35:55+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-31T15:30:22+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T20:39:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T20:05:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T19:11:49+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-23T21:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T21:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T21:12:29+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T15:00:57+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T20:59:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:05:20+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T14:39:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T14:38:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T18:57:20+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-29T18:36:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T21:32:55+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T21:32:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-26T20:22:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-20T16:25:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-16T16:22:38+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-16T16:22:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-15T23:30:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-14T00:06:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-02T21:25:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-28T22:45:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-23T20:27:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-08-02T14:05:54+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/bb17906a-3345-4125-88a3-c607157d7800`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).