---
type: "Bill"
title: "Appropriate funds for local government infrastructure projects"
description: "Appropriate funds for local government infrastructure projects"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 355"
citation: "Montana HB 355 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Public Contracts (see also: Contracts)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 67
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-15T19:52:34+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-14T22:33:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c2b0531-463d-4ff5-be12-67c26e1eb743"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1232"
source_hash: "0cbd4c984b425febecafaf00d6244661de0577117aaeae3638b6b804e6b68a66"
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 355 (2023) — Appropriate funds for local government infrastructure projects

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0355.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7757)
2. **HB0355.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7759)
3. **HB0355.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7755)
4. **HB0355.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7760)
5. **HB0355.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7758)
6. **HB0355.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7754)
7. **HB0355.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7756)
8. **HB0355_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7764)
9. **HB0355_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7765)
10. **HB0355_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7763)
11. **HB0355_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7766)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **77–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **87–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14T22:33:38+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-13T21:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-12T22:00:01+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:52:19+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-11T20:52:18+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:32:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:52:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T23:30:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T16:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T00:25:44+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-27T22:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-27T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-20T23:52:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T19:14:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13T15:41:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-11T15:42:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-10T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T15:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T15:33:32+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T20:05:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-27T17:52:46+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-17T21:10:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-02-16T00:13:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-15T20:57:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-14T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T16:03:18+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-06T22:00:38+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-03T22:44:23+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T18:30:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-02T23:20:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-31T20:24:29+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-30T20:14:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:05:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T19:09:48+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-27T18:04:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T18:01:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-25T18:08:33+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-23T19:45:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-23T17:24:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-23T17:24:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-21T16:11:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-21T03:13:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-20T23:24:11+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-20T23:24:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-20T22:07:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-20T16:01:45+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-20T16:01:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-20T15:13:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-20T15:06:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-20T15:06:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-18T21:58:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-18T19:18:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-14T21:28:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-13T19:03:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T17:00:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-10T15:18:10+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-15T20:06:06+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-15T19:52:34+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/4c2b0531-463d-4ff5-be12-67c26e1eb743`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).