---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create a 250th commission for Montana"
description: "Create a 250th commission for Montana"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 377"
citation: "Montana HB 377 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Arts and Antiquities", "Schools and Education", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Linda Reksten"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T18:18:31+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:07:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71d8e51c-7e64-4e8f-a10a-329adefff1a6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2234"
source_hash: "ad47c0a65ed94bcbdae1d0788f4de49906d7f475e6e025360b78ba72dab9c66c"
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 377 (2023) — Create a 250th commission for Montana

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0377.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7975)
2. **HB0377.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7976)
3. **HB0377.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7977)
4. **HB0377_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7980)
5. **HB0377_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7981)
6. **HB0377_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7982)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **88–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Linda Reksten — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:07:41+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:42:55+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-23T18:58:54+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T18:58:53+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:16:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T02:29:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-18T21:46:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T21:24:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T19:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:02:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T19:16:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-13T15:41:42+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-11T15:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-11T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-10T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T23:54:08+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-21T21:51:51+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-21T19:38:55+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-16T00:13:45+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-15T20:47:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-15T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T22:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T18:25:44+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-10T22:04:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T14:49:37+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T22:58:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-08T21:43:45+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-08T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T16:00:55+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-02T02:04:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-01T20:11:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T18:38:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T16:46:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T02:03:49+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-30T21:47:10+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-27T17:54:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-27T15:54:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-27T15:54:03+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T21:14:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T20:49:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-26T20:32:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T20:32:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-26T18:52:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-26T01:23:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-23T15:38:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-22T17:35:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-03T18:18:31+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/71d8e51c-7e64-4e8f-a10a-329adefff1a6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).