---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise indemnity provisions"
description: "Generally revise indemnity provisions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 51"
citation: "Montana HB 51 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Read"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:32:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T23:37:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87fb8243-9900-4a8b-bf3a-d6739a94998f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0374"
source_hash: "2844a9ef1529123086fb412752dcb6e38d18f4eba6f88f5146fe66da55043539"
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 51 (2023) — Generally revise indemnity provisions

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0051_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2933)
2. **HB0051_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2934)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Read — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16T23:37:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-16T22:02:12+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-14T21:50:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14T21:10:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-08T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27T23:22:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T23:22:41+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-20T22:43:18+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-16T21:17:41+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-15T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-14T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-09T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-02T22:00:27+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T17:39:52+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T22:01:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-19T21:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T20:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T23:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:00:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T19:43:12+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-05T22:00:36+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T18:05:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-05T03:26:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-02T20:29:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T18:25:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-20T15:06:43+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T20:43:50+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T19:15:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-08T23:07:23+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-08T23:07:22+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-20T16:51:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-19T03:44:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-18T18:55:12+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-18T18:55:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-18T17:06:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-17T19:27:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T21:15:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-15T20:20:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-14T19:56:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:32:49+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/87fb8243-9900-4a8b-bf3a-d6739a94998f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).