---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise sustainability of state finance and provide for transfers"
description: "Generally revise sustainability of state finance and provide for transfers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "Montana HB 424 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Bond Issues", "Public", "Colleges (see also: University System)", "Emergency and Disaster Services", "Fires and Fire Protection", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Money Transfer", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 31
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-07-26T18:25:07+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:46:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59265258-22e9-4b7a-b238-42507ec44fb1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0112"
source_hash: "e1b5e3def0e6600d8c377aae69c7709f17569b157cd0cdd8545f8da0221e0223"
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 424 (2023) — Generally revise sustainability of state finance and provide for transfers

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0424.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12461)
2. **HB0424.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12471)
3. **HB0424.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12463)
4. **HB0424.001.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12473)
5. **HB0424.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12459)
6. **HB0424.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12456)
7. **HB0424.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12460)
8. **HB0424.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12457)
9. **HB0424.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12454)
10. **HB0424.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12465)
11. **HB0424.002.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12472)
12. **HB0424.002.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12453)
13. **HB0424.002.010_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12467)
14. **HB0424.002.010_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12469)
15. **HB0424.002.011_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12468)
16. **HB0424.002.011_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12476)
17. **HB0424.002.012_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12470)
18. **HB0424.002.012_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12455)
19. **HB0424.002.013_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12477)
20. **HB0424.002.013_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12474)
21. **HB0424.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12475)
22. **HB0424.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12462)
23. **HB0424.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12464)
24. **HB0424.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12481)
25. **HB0424001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12466)
26. **HB0424001SCH13870.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12458)
27. **HB0424_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12485)
28. **HB0424_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12484)
29. **HB0424_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12483)
30. **HB0424_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12482)
31. **HB0424_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12486)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **87–9** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:46:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:23:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:55:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-11T20:55:10+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:32:53+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:51:00+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`
- **2023-04-30T22:20:36+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-27T22:59:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-27T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T16:46:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-27T16:46:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:42:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-26T21:59:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T21:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:04:29+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-18T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-11T23:30:17+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-07T15:44:58+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-06T23:35:52+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-04T23:15:43+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:12+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:10:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:50:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:13:02+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-31T20:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:40:41+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-28T19:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T01:18:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-14T14:46:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-13T22:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T19:53:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-10T23:37:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-07T20:16:43+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T18:00:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T19:05:49+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T17:30:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-06T17:29:36+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-06T17:29:35+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-06T15:29:02+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T18:29:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T23:44:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T23:44:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T21:11:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-01T16:26:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-01T15:49:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T15:49:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-31T22:36:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-31T21:51:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-27T20:24:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-25T22:49:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-21T02:26:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-21T02:18:46+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-10T16:44:10+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T18:25:07+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/59265258-22e9-4b7a-b238-42507ec44fb1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).