---
type: "Bill"
title: "General Appropriations Act"
description: "General Appropriations Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 2"
citation: "Montana HB 2 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 26
action_count: 201
vote_count: 49
first_action: "2022-07-14T15:38:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T20:24:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/40b811dd-c404-4c22-8573-abe493d0485c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0002"
source_hash: "2d44aa1d9b55aca6df6450c779ff538a23f24238d86985a896a7e5d8f5d547a1"
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 2 (2023) — General Appropriations Act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0002-A001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=250)
2. **HB0002-A002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=261)
3. **HB0002-B001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=251)
4. **HB0002-B002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=258)
5. **HB0002-B003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=254)
6. **HB0002-B004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=264)
7. **HB0002-B007.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266)
8. **HB0002-B008.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=260)
9. **HB0002-D001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=257)
10. **HB0002-D002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=246)
11. **HB0002-D003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=249)
12. **HB0002-D004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=259)
13. **HB0002-D005.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=252)
14. **HB0002-D006.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265)
15. **HB0002-D007.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=255)
16. **HB0002-D008.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=263)
17. **HB0002-E001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=256)
18. **HB0002-E002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=247)
19. **HB0002-E003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=253)
20. **HB0002-O001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=248)
21. **HB0002_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=168)
22. **HB0002_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=166)
23. **HB0002_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=164)
24. **HB0002_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=163)
25. **HB0002_ap.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=165)
26. **HB0002_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=167)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Motion Carried — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **17–33** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **17–33** (fail) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **19–31** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **17–33** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **88–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **33–67** (fail) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **25–25** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **18–32** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–67** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **25–25** (fail) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **32–68** (fail) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **25–25** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **20–30** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14T20:24:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-14T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13T21:17:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13T17:17:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-12T17:12:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-08T21:21:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-08T21:19:55+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T21:19:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T01:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T22:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T00:26:40+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-27T19:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T01:48:10+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-24T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T22:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T22:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:00:01+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T21:00:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:23:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T18:13:00+00:00** (S) Motion Carried
- **2023-04-24T18:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T18:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T18:00:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T16:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T16:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T16:00:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T15:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T15:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-18T23:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-18T18:21:27+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T19:25:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24T14:58:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T21:39:01+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-23T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T21:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T20:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T20:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T20:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T20:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T20:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T17:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T17:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T16:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T16:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T16:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T15:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T15:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T14:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T22:01:47+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-16T19:25:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T22:04:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-14T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T15:00:06+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-09T15:00:32+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-02T20:37:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T20:36:37+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
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- **2023-01-09T16:00:04+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T16:00:03+00:00** (H) Hearing
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- **2023-01-09T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T15:00:01+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:00:01+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:15:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-27T14:52:59+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2022-12-21T23:59:29+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:12:54+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T22:26:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T22:25:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-14T19:46:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-14T19:29:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-13T00:08:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-12T23:44:03+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-12T23:36:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-07-14T15:38:06+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/40b811dd-c404-4c22-8573-abe493d0485c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).