---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise resolution and ordinance requirements re: land use regulation enforcement"
description: "Revise resolution and ordinance requirements re: land use regulation enforcement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 299"
citation: "Montana HB 299 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jedediah Hinkle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:52:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:08:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c2ee20a6-7f10-4a2a-8149-5d09f9c1aba8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1407"
source_hash: "c1597fd80965e36b7bddfb672259dd1ba379802c2e40498a0e1ae665a1b3683f"
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 299 (2023) — Revise resolution and ordinance requirements re: land use regulation enforcement

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0299_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6049)
2. **HB0299_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6050)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jedediah Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T22:08:50+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T17:54:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T16:18:31+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T16:17:54+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T22:26:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T20:36:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-28T21:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T18:15:17+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T20:34:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T11:18:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-21T21:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T20:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T20:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T22:00:10+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T20:08:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T18:38:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T17:32:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-21T15:29:23+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-18T17:57:34+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-17T20:51:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-17T17:07:33+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-17T17:07:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T22:29:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-16T15:34:06+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-15T23:07:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-15T23:07:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-14T22:09:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-14T21:57:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-13T23:12:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-13T00:40:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-12T17:13:57+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-10T18:34:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T14:09:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-09T19:06:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-09T19:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-09T17:10:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-07T21:42:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-06T22:41:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-06T00:41:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-03T15:05:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-20T17:52:11+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/c2ee20a6-7f10-4a2a-8149-5d09f9c1aba8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).