---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise code of ethics for public officials and government employees"
description: "Generally revise code of ethics for public officials and government employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 412"
citation: "Montana HB 412 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:55:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:43:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/05ccae33-87c3-4c24-a7b5-34c312b15ae2"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1411"
source_hash: "7a9294bd90479870c2ca0884cf8f16bc3bbfc9b87f8011a4ff4ee03576470726"
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 412 (2023) — Generally revise code of ethics for public officials and government employees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0412.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12352)
2. **HB0412.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12360)
3. **HB0412.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12356)
4. **HB0412.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12359)
5. **HB0412.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12357)
6. **HB0412.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12353)
7. **HB0412.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12358)
8. **HB0412.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12355)
9. **HB0412.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12364)
10. **HB0412001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12354)
11. **HB0412_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12363)
12. **HB0412_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12362)
13. **HB0412_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12361)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **79–21** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:43:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:48:39+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`
- **2023-05-02T17:01:20+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T17:01:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:00:32+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T19:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T14:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T02:11:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T22:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T18:32:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T18:31:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T18:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:46:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T17:15:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T20:31:07+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-13T20:08:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T21:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24T18:21:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-23T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-15T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T16:00:49+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-07T20:16:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T17:57:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-04T21:04:39+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-04T00:51:07+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-03T16:30:07+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T18:31:11+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T16:07:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T16:07:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T12:26:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-01T03:51:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-31T22:26:27+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T22:26:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-31T21:24:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-31T19:04:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-24T00:51:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-23T23:21:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-23T18:23:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-23T18:18:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-23T18:01:59+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2023-01-20T18:18:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-12T20:26:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-20T17:55:05+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/05ccae33-87c3-4c24-a7b5-34c312b15ae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).