---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise security deposit law"
description: "Revise security deposit law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 488"
citation: "Montana HB 488 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Galloway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T01:35:17+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:56:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4edd87fb-7b12-40fb-900a-b16db3f06d46"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2811"
source_hash: "b697251ff07cd1b74a787ec6254aaea67f9fe94916b8164f811425d646cbfb0a"
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 488 (2023) — Revise security deposit law

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0488_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10275)
2. **HB0488_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10276)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **29–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:56:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T23:07:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T22:26:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:26:11+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:39:03+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:10:51+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-15T01:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:33:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T17:29:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:51:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T22:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T15:00:20+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T20:17:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T17:44:40+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T16:39:11+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T16:01:14+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-08T15:24:18+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T00:09:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T15:05:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-06T15:05:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-06T12:29:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-05T20:57:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-05T20:21:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-05T20:21:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-04T22:18:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-03T18:32:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-01T20:43:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-01T17:30:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-31T02:35:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-04T01:35:17+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/4edd87fb-7b12-40fb-900a-b16db3f06d46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).