---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to standing masters"
description: "Generally revise laws related to standing masters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 322"
citation: "Montana HB 322 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caleb Hinkle"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 63
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-12-01T20:54:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:16:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70c3846c-f387-4f04-aa74-48715a4f81d9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2016"
source_hash: "e9ae80f8e92c13c92ecfddc8282232b0a33cf38ef60f6e6c72e3964c6500823f"
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 322 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to standing masters

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0322.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6714)
2. **HB0322.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6711)
3. **HB0322.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6713)
4. **HB0322.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6712)
5. **HB0322_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6717)
6. **HB0322_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6718)
7. **HB0322_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6715)
8. **HB0322_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6716)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **81–18** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed — **25–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed — **25–25** (fail) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process — **24–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caleb Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:16:34+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:32:21+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T23:09:48+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T23:09:47+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:16:18+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:38:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T02:08:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T22:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T02:32:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T02:15:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T23:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T23:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `failure, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T21:35:09+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-12T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-11T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T17:35:22+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T18:23:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T20:44:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-22T21:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T16:41:08+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-17T20:34:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T02:58:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-07T15:00:27+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-26T20:25:26+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T18:51:03+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T17:46:09+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T14:41:53+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-23T16:53:13+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-12T17:19:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T22:33:05+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-11T22:32:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T18:57:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-11T18:43:26+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-11T18:22:10+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T18:22:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-11T16:51:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T16:33:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T18:24:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T17:39:39+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-03T22:11:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-03T22:11:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T21:54:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-03T17:19:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-03T15:58:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-03T15:58:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-02T21:16:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-02T21:03:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-02T20:02:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-02T14:09:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-01T20:54:07+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/70c3846c-f387-4f04-aa74-48715a4f81d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).