---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise firearm laws to create an enhanced concealed carry permit"
description: "Revise firearm laws to create an enhanced concealed carry permit"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 674"
citation: "Montana HB 674 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Guns and Weapons", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerri Seekins-Crowe"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 77
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:23:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:10:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f409049b-7b17-4103-872e-f97e054074a4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3950"
source_hash: "6ef727f24807d291976647439ede1558e2747f11bc180f0ef5ebb0bf88c2318d"
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 674 (2023) — Revise firearm laws to create an enhanced concealed carry permit

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0674.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9774)
2. **HB0674.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9775)
3. **HB0674.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9770)
4. **HB0674.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9769)
5. **HB0674.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9772)
6. **HB0674.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9776)
7. **HB0674.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9771)
8. **HB0674.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9773)
9. **HB0674001SCH19677.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11154)
10. **HB0674002CWH19677.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11152)
11. **HB0674002SCH19677.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11153)
12. **HB0674_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9783)
13. **HB0674_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9782)
14. **HB0674_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9780)
15. **HB0674_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9781)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **90–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kerri Seekins-Crowe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:10:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:24:15+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`
- **2023-04-28T18:56:36+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28T18:56:35+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:37:41+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:15:09+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-14T19:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T22:58:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T19:30:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T17:28:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-25T14:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-25T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T19:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T23:27:48+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-21T20:36:48+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-21T19:36:48+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-20T18:26:40+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-17T20:31:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-17T20:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T18:46:31+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-14T18:46:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-13T19:52:43+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-13T19:52:35+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-13T19:29:38+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-13T19:29:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-10T15:32:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-03T04:46:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T22:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T18:33:14+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-28T23:49:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T23:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T15:31:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-28T15:25:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T15:20:21+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-28T14:00:10+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-28T02:07:23+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-27T23:30:42+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-27T23:30:33+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-27T23:13:09+00:00** (H) Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-27T23:13:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-27T17:59:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-22T14:50:58+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-21T20:42:18+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:42:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T20:59:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T20:53:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-20T20:52:09+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:52:08+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-20T16:24:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T21:07:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T00:02:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T00:02:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T21:59:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T21:11:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T20:25:54+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T20:25:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T17:27:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T02:40:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-15T17:33:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T16:15:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-14T16:20:59+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-02-06T23:36:18+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-01-16T14:48:23+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-13T22:52:17+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-11T22:23:57+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/f409049b-7b17-4103-872e-f97e054074a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).