---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit illegal aliens from voting in Montana elections"
description: "Prohibit illegal aliens from voting in Montana elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 712"
citation: "Montana HB 712 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zack Wirth"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-01T17:31:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:03:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e6cebb7-c23f-4d54-bcca-c29cac451533"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1977"
source_hash: "45505d16981a05e6eb6ece6577108099a82dc9a36ac14d02ec881b36351b14ee"
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 712 (2023) — Prohibit illegal aliens from voting in Montana elections

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0712_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10517)
2. **HB0712_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10516)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **70–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Zack Wirth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:03:41+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`
- **2023-04-19T22:50:46+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T22:50:45+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:47:36+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:15:13+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-14T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:34:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T17:32:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:57:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:54:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T16:00:16+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:39+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:50:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T17:12:27+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T16:38:40+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T15:45:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:27:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T00:23:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T00:23:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T23:58:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T23:54:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T23:51:19+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T23:51:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T22:33:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T20:22:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T23:30:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T23:22:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-16T23:10:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-12T23:44:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-01T17:31:06+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/4e6cebb7-c23f-4d54-bcca-c29cac451533`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).