---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify disclosure of public information that may be involved in litigation"
description: "Clarify disclosure of public information that may be involved in litigation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 693"
citation: "Montana HB 693 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Documents", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-11-14T22:23:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-06-21T19:43:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/007e0a34-abfc-46ab-9343-2540e898556c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1175"
source_hash: "5423916de5bfe2bf0bb98ea58f3d7abe47167e9e76227656ad857864ddcaef98"
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 693 (2023) — Clarify disclosure of public information that may be involved in litigation

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0693GovVeto.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9899)
2. **HB0693VetoPoll.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9898)
3. **HB0693_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9900)
4. **HB0693_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9901)

## Votes

- (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature — **105–26** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-21T19:43:00+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-06-06T16:51:00+00:00** (H) Veto Overridden by Legislature
- **2023-05-05T20:58:00+00:00** (H) Vetoed by Governor `executive-veto`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T22:48:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:48:17+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:39:33+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:15:11+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`
- **2023-04-13T19:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:39:23+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:06+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T23:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T14:00:24+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:29+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:46:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T16:43:34+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T02:44:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:24:06+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T22:50:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:28:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T20:28:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T20:17:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T19:41:26+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-19T16:18:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-19T16:18:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-19T03:28:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T02:51:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T22:42:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-17T16:01:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-14T22:23:49+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/007e0a34-abfc-46ab-9343-2540e898556c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).