---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend sunset on natural resource operation funding"
description: "Extend sunset on natural resource operation funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 270"
citation: "Montana HB 270 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and Minerals (see also: Oil and Gas)", "Money Transfer", "Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 76
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-03T19:05:12+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:52:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5207850a-5bed-47b3-88f0-8f8feb63a73e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2298"
source_hash: "c0cb6120c533a0a4e94821dfc59a99b479b944b1ebccecf32f528f00b0d5f837"
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 270 (2023) — Extend sunset on natural resource operation funding

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0270.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6250)
2. **HB0270.001.004.Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6249)
3. **HB0270.001.004.Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6247)
4. **HB0270.001.004.Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6248)
5. **HB0270.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6251)
6. **HB0270.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6246)
7. **HB0270_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6257)
8. **HB0270_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6258)
9. **HB0270_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6259)
10. **HB0270_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6256)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **22–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:52:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:29:26+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-26T20:58:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T14:30:51+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:33:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T21:48:03+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-11T19:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T22:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T15:30:23+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-05T15:09:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-03T17:31:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-02T21:14:15+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-31T01:27:46+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-30T21:23:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T18:48:14+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-30T16:08:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T15:39:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-28T19:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-28T19:01:17+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-22T23:26:41+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-21T19:34:41+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-20T22:10:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-20T18:07:30+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T23:02:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:02+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:34:27+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T16:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T18:57:05+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-28T18:02:28+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T03:44:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T23:20:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-02-03T22:03:03+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-26T01:02:58+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-01-25T22:00:50+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T14:11:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-23T19:17:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-23T14:44:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-20T18:02:13+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-19T20:18:56+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T18:36:15+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T18:20:52+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-18T02:08:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-18T02:06:00+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-18T02:05:59+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-17T21:28:35+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-16T22:39:04+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T19:27:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T19:26:39+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T23:06:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-12T20:48:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-12T20:24:52+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T20:24:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-12T19:22:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T23:29:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T21:54:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-09T23:17:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-09T19:52:37+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-09T19:50:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-07T20:49:51+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T19:05:12+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/5207850a-5bed-47b3-88f0-8f8feb63a73e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).