---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise taxation of horizontally recompleted wells"
description: "Revise taxation of horizontally recompleted wells"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 469"
citation: "Montana HB 469 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)", "Revenue", "Local", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Oil and Gas"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Brewster"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 66
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:10:12+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:50:46+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef1bd8ba-768d-4cec-8157-c2e5d64d4140"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1384"
source_hash: "9b620a5342c574c5b762eed4eda31e4a6054ba8c84be66f7c526b10dae485d49"
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 469 (2023) — Revise taxation of horizontally recompleted wells

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0469.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10106)
2. **HB0469.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10104)
3. **HB0469.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10103)
4. **HB0469.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10097)
5. **HB0469.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10102)
6. **HB0469.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10105)
7. **HB0469.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10101)
8. **HB0469.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10098)
9. **HB0469.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10099)
10. **HB0469.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10095)
11. **HB0469001SCH19624.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10096)
12. **HB0469001SCH20706.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10100)
13. **HB0469_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10110)
14. **HB0469_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10109)
15. **HB0469_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10111)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **81–9** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **17–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **84–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **92–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Larry Brewster — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:50:46+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:24:00+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`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09T22:11:09+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-09T22:11:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-05T14:00:44+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T23:20:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T22:37:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T17:23:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-26T17:08:42+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-25T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:07:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T18:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-24T13:27:59+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-20T22:02:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-20T19:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T18:56:56+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T14:56:54+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23T19:17:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23T17:56:12+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-22T21:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-20T20:06:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T14:30:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T20:45:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T20:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T02:14:13+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T14:03:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-20T14:38:12+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-17T15:31:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-17T14:48:26+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-15T16:00:42+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-10T20:21:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T18:38:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-09T20:07:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T14:59:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-09T02:21:49+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-08T18:37:00+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T21:22:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T23:21:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T23:20:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T21:18:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-06T21:09:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-06T20:43:46+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T20:43:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-06T18:38:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-05T02:03:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-02T19:26:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-02T19:15:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-02T17:35:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-01T15:19:45+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-02T17:38:55+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-20T17:10:12+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/ef1bd8ba-768d-4cec-8157-c2e5d64d4140`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).