---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding"
description: "Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 59"
citation: "Montana HB 59 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:39:03+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-01T00:51:13+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/74869033-9a76-499b-9c6f-9fa15463fdaf"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0388"
source_hash: "65fe5a10cf7c8c979ad436e08bdd8c2bdac9388f5ee2bfd273ad056a0378db41"
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 59 (2023) — Extend sunset date for livestock loss board and predatory control funding

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0059_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2094)
2. **HB0059_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2095)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01T00:51:13+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-02-28T23:19:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-21T22:41:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-17T22:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-16T23:01:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-16T19:15:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T19:14:28+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T18:06:10+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T22:33:25+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-06T21:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T22:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T22:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T22:00:14+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-19T20:29:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T17:57:38+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T22:17:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-18T21:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T20:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T23:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:00:40+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T19:43:12+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-05T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:12:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-03T17:35:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-03T01:14:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T20:33:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T15:08:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T20:46:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T19:15:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-08T23:22:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-08T23:22:37+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-06T22:37:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-06T21:18:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-06T21:08:33+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-06T21:08:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-28T23:39:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-17T16:44:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T20:58:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-15T20:46:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-03T16:21:53+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:39:03+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/74869033-9a76-499b-9c6f-9fa15463fdaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).