---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise alcohol laws relating to curbside pickup"
description: "Revise alcohol laws relating to curbside pickup"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 254"
citation: "Montana HB 254 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-21T20:10:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:48:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2bdafbf-7c54-47d4-8ee8-09dea6d65484"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1452"
source_hash: "38e774b58c40d66f31c8a3dfa71738877b629698dca6a2683cc06417dc05e6d4"
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 254 (2023) — Revise alcohol laws relating to curbside pickup

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0254_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6103)
2. **HB0254_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6102)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **88–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:48:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:45:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03T20:39:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T20:39:52+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T14:30:31+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-23T21:12:03+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-22T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21T19:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T14:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:43:02+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T20:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02T17:13:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-01T22:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T21:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T19:39:58+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-24T15:30:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T20:19:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17T18:33:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T22:43:53+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-14T01:03:22+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-13T18:53:34+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T20:14:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T15:47:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-11T15:47:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T22:08:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T20:23:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-10T17:02:24+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T17:02:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-10T00:39:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-09T18:22:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-08T17:51:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-07T18:47:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-22T21:20:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-21T20:10:53+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/e2bdafbf-7c54-47d4-8ee8-09dea6d65484`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).