---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise dates for special purpose elections"
description: "Revise dates for special purpose elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 186"
citation: "Montana HB 186 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alice Buckley"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-29T17:58:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:45:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9553c2ae-d432-447f-9486-32e6398b26b1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1507"
source_hash: "1ffa810ce1aadf759fba87cfa61899ce7acdf241fea0554defca7d714ce50a33"
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 186 (2023) — Revise dates for special purpose elections

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0186.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4344)
2. **HB0186.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4343)
3. **HB0186.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4342)
4. **HB0186_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4345)
5. **HB0186_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4347)
6. **HB0186_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4346)
7. **HB0186_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4348)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **93–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **88–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alice Buckley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:45:46+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T22:52:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T22:12:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:12:10+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:35:48+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`
- **2023-03-29T20:35:43+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-28T21:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T19:02:55+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T16:51:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T20:32:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02T17:13:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-01T22:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T21:05:17+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T17:55:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T20:10:26+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-16T16:00:46+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T21:03:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:07:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T15:07:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T15:06:32+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T21:25:56+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-27T22:42:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T21:02:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T21:02:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:14:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-19T22:58:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-19T18:56:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-19T18:56:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-18T22:53:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-16T21:30:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-14T21:15:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-14T21:03:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-14T20:14:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-29T17:58:28+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/9553c2ae-d432-447f-9486-32e6398b26b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).