---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising laws relating to inmates approaching parole eligibility or discharge"
description: "Revising laws relating to inmates approaching parole eligibility or discharge"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 426"
citation: "Montana HB 426 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Michael Yakawich"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-11T19:56:33+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:15:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9eda004e-3b89-47c9-9285-79dab92e08c7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3738"
source_hash: "91f0c8d65ea38504fc1a8be983ddef6d9b45ed5332c2aa9946e8be8c24154775"
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 426 (2023) — Revising laws relating to inmates approaching parole eligibility or discharge

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0426.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12505)
2. **HB0426.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12504)
3. **HB0426.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12509)
4. **HB0426001SCH20526.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12506)
5. **HB0426_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12510)
6. **HB0426_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12512)
7. **HB0426_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12511)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Michael Yakawich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:15:44+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:26:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T20:05:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:05:48+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-01T00:50:28+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-31T21:52:41+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-30T20:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:38:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-22T20:58:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T19:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-16T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T18:47:54+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-14T14:52:03+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-14T14:31:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-13T19:32:23+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T20:42:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-01T17:27:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:04:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T17:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T16:00:32+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T23:45:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T21:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T15:04:17+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-21T22:57:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T14:27:18+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-21T01:07:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-20T15:20:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-17T21:53:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-16T15:00:57+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-09T14:50:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-08T20:09:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08T18:17:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T22:43:36+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T20:04:53+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-06T15:01:17+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-02T18:26:34+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T23:33:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T23:32:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T21:36:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-01T21:14:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-01T16:47:22+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-01T16:47:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-01T04:34:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-31T20:54:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-28T23:16:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-27T21:58:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-21T20:00:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T19:56:33+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/9eda004e-3b89-47c9-9285-79dab92e08c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).