---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend the application of the bond validating act"
description: "Extend the application of the bond validating act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 56"
citation: "Montana HB 56 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Julie Dooling"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-08-21T20:18:31+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T23:24:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a592d29-203e-4151-889b-bd5ed5c6ee98"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0215"
source_hash: "0645e6c937bb3749d9ac302aec12bd9e263bf7a3b17baf1bdba9e4ad8b19b78f"
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 56 (2023) — Extend the application of the bond validating act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0056_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2078)
2. **HB0056_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2079)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Julie Dooling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16T23:24:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-16T22:03:49+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`
- **2023-02-27T23:18:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T23:18:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-15T22:55:04+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-15T21:28:24+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-14T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T21:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-01T19:31:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-19T16:00:06+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T22:40:10+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T16:58:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T15:10:44+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-10T21:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-09T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-06T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-05T20:08:13+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-04T15:00:06+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:32:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T15:08:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T20:46:06+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T23:16:57+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-07T23:40:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-07T23:39:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-07T23:39:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-18T18:22:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-18T17:53:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-15T18:30:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-15T18:30:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-14T21:00:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-14T20:12:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-10T21:29:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-10T20:58:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-21T20:18:31+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/1a592d29-203e-4151-889b-bd5ed5c6ee98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).