---
type: "Bill"
title: "Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School"
description: "Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 185"
citation: "Montana HB 185 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Colleges (see also: University System)", "Fires and Fire Protection", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 68
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:06:24+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:43:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d310898c-981f-4c0d-8062-e784a2b0a816"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1379"
source_hash: "b6e036af80e74655f4474ab0628f900a520a1ff70962827022337fda4945c0d2"
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 185 (2023) — Increase appropriation to MSU Fire Service Training School

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0185.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4332)
2. **HB0185.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4329)
3. **HB0185.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4330)
4. **HB0185.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4331)
5. **HB0185_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4338)
6. **HB0185_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4335)
7. **HB0185_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4336)
8. **HB0185_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4337)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **81–16** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **74–26** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **75–24** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **20–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:43:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:22:47+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-05T15:58:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:17:28+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T15:11:15+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T19:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-29T15:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:50:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T14:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T22:02:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-21T22:01:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-19T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T21:13:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-03-27T20:39:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-03-27T19:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T21:28:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-17T19:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T17:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-27T15:51:40+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-24T23:50:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-24T14:34:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-21T20:33:27+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-20T15:55:39+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-16T17:08:01+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-13T22:00:16+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-26T22:05:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T20:35:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25T15:56:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24T22:53:30+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-24T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18T15:49:41+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T22:00:11+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T14:35:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-13T19:04:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-12T21:44:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-11T20:52:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T16:07:26+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-06T21:02:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:07:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T15:03:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-05T15:03:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T15:02:21+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-05T15:02:20+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-04T15:20:18+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-27T22:27:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:05:33+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:05:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T14:55:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-15T21:35:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-15T19:51:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T19:51:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-15T18:31:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-15T18:27:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-12T16:44:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-09T22:27:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-01T16:48:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-20T17:06:24+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/d310898c-981f-4c0d-8062-e784a2b0a816`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).