---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow certain emergency agencies copies of reports"
description: "Allow certain emergency agencies copies of reports"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 342"
citation: "Montana HB 342 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency and Disaster Services", "Fires and Fire Protection", "Highways and Roads"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-10T22:32:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T22:11:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0be03cc5-aecb-44f6-8622-1692dd74676b"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1065"
source_hash: "e48b6c0dbbf8d62848d5b1ccc38c157006b9b0346d1b8eb3853cc6fc5acad8fa"
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 342 (2023) — Allow certain emergency agencies copies of reports

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0342_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6898)
2. **HB0342_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6897)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T22:11:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:22:00+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`
- **2023-03-28T22:19:05+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28T19:57:06+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:54:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:28:37+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-17T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-16T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-13T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T19:06:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T14:11:16+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-03T21:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-31T00:05:37+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30T22:00:56+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T20:43:46+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T19:04:11+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T16:14:50+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T21:41:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-25T19:23:21+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T18:09:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-25T15:38:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-25T15:37:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-25T12:47:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-25T02:01:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T23:25:23+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T23:25:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-24T20:22:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-24T16:29:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-20T15:41:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-20T14:24:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-17T15:46:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-16T21:25:25+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-13T17:27:34+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-10T22:32:30+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/0be03cc5-aecb-44f6-8622-1692dd74676b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).