---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal termination date relating to certain Workers' Compensation Programs"
description: "Repeal termination date relating to certain Workers' Compensation Programs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 702"
citation: "Montana HB 702 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Derek Harvey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T20:08:16+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:03:02+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de124bc1-32cc-4884-95d9-8e3a1df81c99"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3180"
source_hash: "d20d5f3598821cdda7624c9eaa49158339ebcd35770702012dc53a695d5452c1"
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 702 (2023) — Repeal termination date relating to certain Workers' Compensation Programs

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0702_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10457)
2. **HB0702_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10456)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **43–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Derek Harvey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:03:02+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T16:22:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **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`
- **2023-04-19T22:49:38+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:49:37+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:40:12+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:11:04+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-15T01:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-15T01:06:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:40:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:39:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:08+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`
- **2023-03-01T21:03:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T16:20:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T15:21:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-24T23:58:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-23T18:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T15:00:29+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:34+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:48:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T17:05:23+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T13:20:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-21T02:53:13+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T02:53:12+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-20T23:03:03+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T21:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T00:00:06+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T00:00:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T21:57:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T21:11:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T21:06:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T21:06:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T20:29:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T19:56:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-15T23:08:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T21:14:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-13T13:39:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T20:08:16+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/de124bc1-32cc-4884-95d9-8e3a1df81c99`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).