---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise document requirements for state stock inspectors"
description: "Revise document requirements for state stock inspectors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 44"
citation: "Montana HB 44 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Dooling"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:36:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-17T16:47:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28264c43-d550-4061-ac20-78ac08304c93"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0381"
source_hash: "49758cf3bd921b4df1e36f78e465dfe6b8404b4bc20e59ac3e8a8e6ae43f4937"
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 44 (2023) — Revise document requirements for state stock inspectors

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0044_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2873)
2. **HB0044_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2874)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Julie Dooling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17T16:47:47+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-02-16T23:58:08+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-10T20:28:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-10T19:45:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-09T23:03:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-08T20:35:46+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T20:35:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-06T23:13:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-06T23:11:05+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-03T21:19:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-19T22:30:22+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-19T22:00:18+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-13T20:00:27+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-10T21:28:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-10T16:20:38+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10T01:09:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-09T20:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-06T20:13:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-05T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-03T22:19:50+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-03T22:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:26:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T15:05:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T20:42:15+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T22:50:57+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-02T22:27:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-30T23:43:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-30T20:41:45+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-30T20:41:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-30T17:42:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-30T02:05:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-29T16:42:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-28T21:32:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-15T21:29:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T19:35:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:36:30+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/28264c43-d550-4061-ac20-78ac08304c93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).