---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise limitations on irrigable acreage"
description: "Revise limitations on irrigable acreage"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 418"
citation: "Montana HB 418 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Dams (same as: Water)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T21:27:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:15:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2e8375fa-5c49-4e20-9e56-baff0f167bef"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2477"
source_hash: "6516fd1c893e7977f939177db743fbdd4b8991fab59433b0eadffe3aa2093e67"
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 418 (2023) — Revise limitations on irrigable acreage

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0418.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12393)
2. **HB0418.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12391)
3. **HB0418.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12397)
4. **HB0418001SCH17697.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12392)
5. **HB0418_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12396)
6. **HB0418_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12395)
7. **HB0418_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12394)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:15:04+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:25:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T20:03:08+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:00:46+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:02:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:31:44+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T16:56:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T15:31:19+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:48:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28T15:38:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-27T22:20:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T21:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T21:10:42+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-21T20:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-17T14:56:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-13T22:00:45+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-07T20:16:42+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T17:58:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-04T21:09:31+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-04T01:12:08+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-03T22:02:48+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-03T20:12:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T15:19:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T15:19:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T14:45:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-03T13:33:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-02T19:58:37+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-02T19:58:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T18:50:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T02:55:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-30T20:18:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T18:29:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-20T22:09:49+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-14T17:08:46+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T21:27:30+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/2e8375fa-5c49-4e20-9e56-baff0f167bef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).