---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to contributions from parents/guardians"
description: "Revise laws related to contributions from parents/guardians"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 227"
citation: "Montana HB 227 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Moore"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-25T17:21:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:04:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7fd5d6bc-2c9c-4fd6-bbf0-6b98d756a681"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0824"
source_hash: "212f91f56c0cbfa10eb7184feb9e04b4a26745d3fa171a1ab45366fc6345400f"
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 227 (2023) — Revise laws related to contributions from parents/guardians

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0227_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5867)
2. **HB0227_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5866)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **84–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Moore — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:04:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T17:48:00+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`
- **2023-04-07T17:29:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05T23:26:54+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T23:26:29+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-01T00:42:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-31T21:52:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-30T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:26:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T20:21:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T14:04:51+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-31T22:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-20T20:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T15:15:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-20T00:25:32+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T21:31:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-19T15:57:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-17T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-12T20:23:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-12T18:26:43+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T22:07:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-11T20:54:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T18:23:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-11T18:22:59+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-09T21:15:52+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-30T17:29:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T18:29:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-29T18:29:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T15:54:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-29T14:26:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-29T03:16:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-29T03:16:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-26T16:38:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-26T16:31:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-21T19:47:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-21T19:35:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-25T17:21:01+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/7fd5d6bc-2c9c-4fd6-bbf0-6b98d756a681`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).