---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for a state government performance and results act"
description: "Provide for a state government performance and results act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 190"
citation: "Montana HB 190 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 79
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2022-11-14T22:06:17+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-24T15:37:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7265fec0-6188-4883-a4e1-c2d5d57b520f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1160"
source_hash: "7d594f20e18396cd7ab91aec2e318954eca8e8c1aad93f73dfd78759fc515609"
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 190 (2023) — Provide for a state government performance and results act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0190.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4401)
2. **HB0190.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4399)
3. **HB0190.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4402)
4. **HB0190.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4396)
5. **HB0190.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4398)
6. **HB0190.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4397)
7. **HB0190.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4400)
8. **HB0190.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4404)
9. **HB0190.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4403)
10. **HB0190GovNotSign.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4408)
11. **HB0190_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4413)
12. **HB0190_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4410)
13. **HB0190_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4409)
14. **HB0190_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4412)
15. **HB0190_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4411)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **14–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **87–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **86–11** (pass) · lower
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-24T15:37:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T23:03:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T23:03:14+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:15:51+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-22T00:08:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-21T14:27:51+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-21T14:27:43+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-19T02:03:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T21:56:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T01:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T18:34:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T18:03:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-15T03:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T21:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-11T23:09:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T20:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T19:50:40+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-15T15:03:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-14T14:31:14+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-13T23:02:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:29:06+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T16:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T18:06:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T03:44:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:30+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-27T14:54:53+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-24T23:43:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:54:57+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T17:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T17:18:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-01-26T17:23:03+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-01-25T21:57:48+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-17T16:00:06+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-13T23:34:26+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-13T13:47:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-12T20:07:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-12T15:39:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-06T21:05:10+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:08:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T16:12:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-05T16:12:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T16:11:43+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-02T17:05:18+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-30T00:40:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T18:27:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-29T18:27:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T15:55:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-29T14:00:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-29T03:34:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-29T03:34:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-23T21:35:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-17T00:27:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-14T19:04:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-14T18:21:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-14T18:21:27+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-14T16:48:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-13T18:12:44+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2022-12-04T17:45:04+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-15T20:59:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-14T22:06:17+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/7265fec0-6188-4883-a4e1-c2d5d57b520f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).