---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit use of vaccination status in certain administrative/legal proceedings"
description: "Prohibit use of vaccination status in certain administrative/legal proceedings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 684"
citation: "Montana HB 684 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caleb Hinkle"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-30T22:06:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T16:00:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33cdf1d7-308e-4d2d-85d4-19b2bdc72953"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1891"
source_hash: "198216115bf59ec83a074a2865b8c3b91c544a2927c75c754ff67bf9e8ff578b"
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 684 (2023) — Prohibit use of vaccination status in certain administrative/legal proceedings

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0684_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9854)
2. **HB0684_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9855)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Caleb Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T16:00:50+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T14:47:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T14:47:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T14:45:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:45:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:10:14+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T16:16:47+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-06T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T14:37:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:38:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:33:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T23:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T14:00:12+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:23+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:44:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T02:03:13+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T01:52:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:05:39+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-14T19:07:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T14:49:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T14:49:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T00:11:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T18:59:26+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T17:25:26+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T17:25:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T03:06:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-13T00:49:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T20:28:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-09T00:29:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T20:20:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-30T22:06:54+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/33cdf1d7-308e-4d2d-85d4-19b2bdc72953`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).