---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising laws related to reallocation of 911 fees"
description: "Generally revising laws related to reallocation of 911 fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 597"
citation: "Montana HB 597 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Money Transfer", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Sales"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Neil Duram"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 78
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-12-20T20:27:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:05:30+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46966216-80bf-4e8f-9831-66e4f68a747e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4224"
source_hash: "1d595c85b03ff6ae41f355f24486dfa1981c6b7a5544a641164304be6488725f"
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 597 (2023) — Generally revising laws related to reallocation of 911 fees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0597.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9197)
2. **HB0597.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9199)
3. **HB0597.001.008_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9196)
4. **HB0597.001.008_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9195)
5. **HB0597.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9194)
6. **HB0597.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9200)
7. **HB0597.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9201)
8. **HB0597.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9198)
9. **HB0597_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9204)
10. **HB0597_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9203)
11. **HB0597_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9205)
12. **HB0597_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9206)
13. **HB0597_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9207)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Neil Duram — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:05:30+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:18:24+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02T17:07:06+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T17:07:05+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:01:38+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T19:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T14:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T22:09:18+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-20T20:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T21:58:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-18T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T18:42:56+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T22:58:41+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T19:29:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T17:27:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-25T14:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T19:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-20T19:14:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-15T21:00:28+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-02T02:29:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T00:18:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T21:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T21:35:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-27T17:59:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-25T01:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:30+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T15:37:50+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-21T21:48:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T21:31:53+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-21T20:45:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-20T17:37:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T15:09:58+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T15:02:46+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-16T15:01:41+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-16T15:01:40+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-15T19:12:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-04T21:26:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-01T16:22:23+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T16:22:18+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T23:11:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-31T22:43:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-31T22:25:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T22:25:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-31T21:50:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-31T17:39:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T17:38:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-31T16:58:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-31T16:26:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-31T16:08:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T19:27:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-30T19:25:29+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-23T19:54:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-23T17:22:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-23T17:22:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-21T16:12:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-21T03:15:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-20T18:19:58+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-20T18:19:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-20T16:13:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-17T22:02:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-14T21:52:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-14T17:59:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-13T21:44:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-20T20:27:39+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/46966216-80bf-4e8f-9831-66e4f68a747e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).