---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise theft laws to enumerate theft of a light vehicle"
description: "Generally revise theft laws to enumerate theft of a light vehicle"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 38"
citation: "Montana HB 38 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Oblander"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 62
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-08-31T17:15:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T21:59:45+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6293aec-a590-4f41-9ad5-e93a15897ddc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0278"
source_hash: "839b8e546cccd5ba4adf5ce1a7218d00e664cead58fda032ece776d9ba17da36"
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 38 (2023) — Generally revise theft laws to enumerate theft of a light vehicle

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0038.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2824)
2. **HB0038.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2825)
3. **HB0038.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2826)
4. **HB0038.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2827)
5. **HB0038.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2828)
6. **HB0038_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2831)
7. **HB0038_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2832)
8. **HB0038_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2833)
9. **HB0038_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2834)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Oblander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T21:59:45+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T15:14:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-03T21:05:14+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-03T21:05:13+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T21:42:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-24T21:26:47+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-23T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-22T23:28:45+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T19:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T18:42:25+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-21T19:43:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-21T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T19:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-23T16:45:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-20T20:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-17T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-15T16:00:18+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T20:33:04+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T16:32:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:57:03+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-26T21:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T21:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T02:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T21:55:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-10T21:17:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10T20:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T20:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-09T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T20:56:08+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-06T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T18:09:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-06T18:09:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-06T14:21:13+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T23:54:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T20:25:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T15:03:49+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T20:40:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T19:14:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-06T16:28:58+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-06T16:28:57+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-29T16:47:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-28T20:41:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T15:50:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T15:50:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-23T20:29:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-22T23:52:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-21T17:21:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-18T18:33:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-31T17:15:32+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/a6293aec-a590-4f41-9ad5-e93a15897ddc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).