---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit airbag fraud"
description: "Prohibit airbag fraud"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 761"
citation: "Montana HB 761 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T22:56:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:26:53+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2c36a12-91e2-4b6b-9c95-2116eac7ea79"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3038"
source_hash: "d9d5cf2bbfcfc95313c16e769130c6a1ef547b8cad6b3772d4e80254b6be8ceb"
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 761 (2023) — Prohibit airbag fraud

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0761.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10887)
2. **HB0761.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10888)
3. **HB0761.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10891)
4. **HB0761.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10889)
5. **HB0761.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10890)
6. **HB0761001SCH20720.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10892)
7. **HB0761_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10896)
8. **HB0761_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10895)
9. **HB0761_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10894)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:26:53+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:38:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-29T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:21:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:23:01+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T02:45:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-18T22:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T23:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:59:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:40:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T23:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T23:04:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T21:16:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-27T20:42:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T19:30:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-27T17:52:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-25T04:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T00:42:04+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-24T22:00:01+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T22:28:03+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-02-22T20:10:20+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:38:57+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T14:48:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-22T05:06:43+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T02:31:05+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T22:21:15+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T21:51:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T19:10:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-21T19:10:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T16:46:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T01:55:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-20T21:41:39+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:41:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-20T20:48:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-16T16:14:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-13T16:38:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-13T12:53:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-13T03:36:52+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-14T12:41:10+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-05T18:33:43+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-04T22:56:13+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/f2c36a12-91e2-4b6b-9c95-2116eac7ea79`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).