---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise campsite reservation system laws"
description: "Revise campsite reservation system laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 440"
citation: "Montana HB 440 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreation/Parks/Sports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gunderson"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 57
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-05T21:58:19+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:54:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69d327d8-10f8-40f4-9728-fcdd83e3b7f9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3240"
source_hash: "aa7575ad21d220d585d7e5f7f81dc725de7e46a0fd4cad8429e4f73e38fbdbba"
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 440 (2023) — Revise campsite reservation system laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0440.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12647)
2. **HB0440.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12650)
3. **HB0440.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12652)
4. **HB0440.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12649)
5. **HB0440.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12648)
6. **HB0440.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12653)
7. **HB0440.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12656)
8. **HB0440001SCH17696.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12651)
9. **HB0440002CWH17693.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12645)
10. **HB0440003SCH17693.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12646)
11. **HB0440_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12655)
12. **HB0440_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12658)
13. **HB0440_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12659)
14. **HB0440_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12657)
15. **HB0440_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12660)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Gunderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:54:46+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T23:03:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T17:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-24T21:41:01+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24T21:41:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:13:16+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T19:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:47:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T15:25:23+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-12T19:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T20:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:47:52+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T17:14:22+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T15:32:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:49:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-28T15:39:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-27T22:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T23:29:30+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T20:59:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T21:57:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-17T20:29:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T18:44:09+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-15T00:05:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T22:00:30+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T15:17:32+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-14T14:20:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-09T20:20:04+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-09T19:13:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T22:04:07+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T20:53:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-07T20:52:14+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T20:52:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-07T19:21:49+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T01:07:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T15:47:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T15:47:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-04T19:25:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-04T00:22:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-03T19:52:30+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T19:52:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-03T15:06:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-03T04:15:58+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-01T20:35:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-01T16:50:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-01T16:21:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T21:58:19+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/69d327d8-10f8-40f4-9728-fcdd83e3b7f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).