---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local government investment laws"
description: "Revise local government investment laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 291"
citation: "Montana HB 291 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "County Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Brewster"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T02:21:59+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:07:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17557ed5-f460-4fa5-8bac-c1250f0cf34a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2906"
source_hash: "b42b53fc612b885b72507c2e0b0e91f8a37715eecf1d97cc6417dd73c18f02c6"
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 291 (2023) — Revise local government investment laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0291_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6423)
2. **HB0291_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6424)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry Brewster — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:07:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T17:52:00+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`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05T16:15:39+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T16:15:07+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T22:26:18+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T20:35:54+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-28T21:37:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:51:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T18:15:44+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T20:34:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T13:15:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-21T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T20:23:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T20:07:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-01T01:20:02+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-20T20:11:54+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T18:39:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T00:32:54+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T01:59:12+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-18T21:23:13+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-17T15:56:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T18:55:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T18:54:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-13T19:37:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-13T15:31:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-13T15:11:26+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T15:11:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-12T21:36:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-12T21:00:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-11T17:59:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-11T17:32:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-04T02:21:59+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/17557ed5-f460-4fa5-8bac-c1250f0cf34a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).