---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to nonopioid alternatives for treatment of pain"
description: "Revise laws related to nonopioid alternatives for treatment of pain"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 751"
citation: "Montana HB 751 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Insurance", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kim Abbott"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T21:18:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:55:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e07a740-cbda-4d7d-9683-3db74afe7d3f"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2461"
source_hash: "93dac28e8772f9627147c1d97ac72fc1c284dad92207cd489d5acc02d118b37e"
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 751 (2023) — Revise laws related to nonopioid alternatives for treatment of pain

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0751.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10840)
2. **HB0751.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10841)
3. **HB0751001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10842)
4. **HB0751_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10843)
5. **HB0751_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10845)
6. **HB0751_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10844)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kim Abbott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:55:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T13:53:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17T17:23:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:23:40+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:31:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T21:48:26+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-11T19:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:29:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T17:08:26+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T22:42:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:42+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:35+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T23:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:54:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T20:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T04:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T22:00:34+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:10:15+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:37:18+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T04:57:56+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T02:00:45+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T19:51:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T22:44:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T23:29:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-17T23:29:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-17T20:49:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-17T15:32:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T00:33:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T00:33:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-16T23:09:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-16T22:54:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-14T22:44:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-14T17:56:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-14T15:49:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-08T18:46:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-08T00:26:53+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-02-07T17:02:23+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T21:18:05+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/3e07a740-cbda-4d7d-9683-3db74afe7d3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).