---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require state agencies to timely pay for services of other state agencies"
description: "Require state agencies to timely pay for services of other state agencies"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 210"
citation: "Montana HB 210 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ron Marshall"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-30T18:38:10+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T15:29:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/841b8f63-c61d-474f-ba78-93337aeb2ee1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1871"
source_hash: "fb8ef83eee5ffd353a423240754d7593bfb6b6f8634392f5ab659f9516e8f544"
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 210 (2023) — Require state agencies to timely pay for services of other state agencies

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0210.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5542)
2. **HB0210_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5545)
3. **HB0210_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5547)
4. **HB0210_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5546)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ron Marshall — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T15:29:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:32:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T17:41:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T15:51:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T15:51:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:11:24+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T15:01:22+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-07T20:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:25:40+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T20:21:03+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T14:04:41+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-31T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-28T00:44:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-26T19:53:13+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-26T19:40:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-26T19:37:46+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-25T20:23:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-25T20:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T19:09:35+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18T16:00:29+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T22:40:27+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-17T14:41:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-16T17:16:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-16T15:17:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-09T21:08:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-09T18:25:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-06T17:01:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-06T16:59:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-06T16:58:50+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-06T16:58:49+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-05T15:18:39+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-29T00:00:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T21:20:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T21:20:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-26T20:27:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-20T21:31:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-20T15:12:54+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-20T15:12:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-19T19:21:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-16T20:39:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-13T19:01:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-13T17:19:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-13T16:37:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-08T20:56:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-30T18:38:10+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/841b8f63-c61d-474f-ba78-93337aeb2ee1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).