---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to bail bonds"
description: "Generally revise laws related to bail bonds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 62"
citation: "Montana HB 62 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 17
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:38:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:03:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a877849-dfdb-4a9c-81ee-131bc6a95773"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0189"
source_hash: "4d5109644d76a1317e012db59ce3028a467e94fa8bec0b08da19d206e6734521"
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 62 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to bail bonds

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0062.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2109)
2. **HB0062.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2110)
3. **HB0062.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2111)
4. **HB0062.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2112)
5. **HB0062.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2113)
6. **HB0062.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2114)
7. **HB0062.001.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2115)
8. **HB0062.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2116)
9. **HB0062.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2117)
10. **HB0062.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2118)
11. **HB0062.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2119)
12. **HB0062.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2120)
13. **HB0062_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2122)
14. **HB0062_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2123)
15. **HB0062_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2124)
16. **HB0062_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2125)
17. **HB0062_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2126)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:03:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:18:32+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`
- **2023-05-01T22:56:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T22:56:10+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:15:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T02:01:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T21:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T17:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T22:15:28+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-14T18:44:16+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-13T19:52:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-13T14:30:45+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T15:24:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-01T18:35:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-26T20:32:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T22:42:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-25T21:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T22:31:29+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-23T20:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T20:36:30+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T21:40:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-17T23:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T22:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T01:09:20+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-03T20:25:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-02T20:36:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T15:50:52+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-09T21:03:48+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-14T22:45:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-14T20:01:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-14T18:04:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-14T18:04:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-10T18:14:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-10T18:14:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-04T20:38:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-03T23:10:03+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-01T16:51:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-31T17:07:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-13T18:41:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-08-16T19:38:06+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/0a877849-dfdb-4a9c-81ee-131bc6a95773`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).