---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish that child care is a residential use of property"
description: "Establish that child care is a residential use of property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 187"
citation: "Montana HB 187 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing", "Planning and Development", "Property", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alice Buckley"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 53
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-10-03T19:10:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:02:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04df5891-de08-4b49-b0ff-640d2cb246f3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0592"
source_hash: "a47140dbb388ae4ec58e440a7696c14b84fa1d150e0d7cff8d6349b246411b96"
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 187 (2023) — Establish that child care is a residential use of property

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0187.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4352)
2. **HB0187.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4355)
3. **HB0187.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4356)
4. **HB0187.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4351)
5. **HB0187.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4353)
6. **HB0187.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4354)
7. **HB0187_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4360)
8. **HB0187_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4357)
9. **HB0187_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4359)
10. **HB0187_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4358)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **77–22** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **75–25** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alice Buckley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:02:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T16:06:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-28T20:23:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28T20:23:52+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:54:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:29:11+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-18T14:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-18T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-23T15:30:30+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T22:46:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T21:57:21+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-14T20:46:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T21:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T23:14:33+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-09T21:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T21:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T21:33:50+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-03T20:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03T01:03:49+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T19:18:26+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-12T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T21:03:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:07:52+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T15:10:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T15:09:21+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T18:36:33+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-29T18:34:22+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T17:03:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T17:03:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-11-15T15:02:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T14:58:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-15T01:10:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-15T01:10:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-14T21:08:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-11T22:46:31+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-11T22:46:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-20T15:12:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-19T17:18:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-13T16:42:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-13T15:50:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-12T22:22:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-11T15:44:46+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-10-03T20:05:37+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-10-03T19:10:53+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/04df5891-de08-4b49-b0ff-640d2cb246f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).