---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit seed cleaning/conditioning without declaration"
description: "Prohibit seed cleaning/conditioning without declaration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 487"
citation: "Montana HB 487 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:27:36+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:46:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e33ec7e-0706-4184-ad3a-a61de89abcd7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0181"
source_hash: "e31a869724820da1fdc0bb0e8ff1234546cee0896f42fb815f80e30cb5511898"
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 487 (2023) — Prohibit seed cleaning/conditioning without declaration

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0487.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10265)
2. **HB0487.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10267)
3. **HB0487.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10264)
4. **HB0487.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10266)
5. **HB0487001SCH18802.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10263)
6. **HB0487_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10270)
7. **HB0487_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10268)
8. **HB0487_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10271)
9. **HB0487_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10269)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **94–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **90–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **41–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:46:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:25:33+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03T20:38:00+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:37:59+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:05:09+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T22:09:16+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-20T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:19:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T21:58:48+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T20:04:53+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30T12:17:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T00:08:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-29T21:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T21:03:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-24T19:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-23T20:57:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-03-21T18:24:21+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-11T14:14:42+00:00** (H) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T20:17:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T17:44:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T16:38:45+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T02:27:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-09T18:57:50+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-08T19:04:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T15:25:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-08T15:25:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T15:11:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-08T13:17:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-07T17:07:56+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T17:07:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-07T13:30:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-06T17:25:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-03T16:45:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-03T16:08:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-02T15:35:41+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-20T18:59:05+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-10-24T17:32:14+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-08-16T19:27:36+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/5e33ec7e-0706-4184-ad3a-a61de89abcd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).