---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise certain RRGL loan process"
description: "Revise certain RRGL loan process"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 775"
citation: "Montana HB 775 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Bond Issues", "Public", "Dams (same as: Water)", "Federal Government", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-23T20:06:29+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:28:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bbe1088-1467-4b14-b2ac-feda9e180bf2"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4307"
source_hash: "6a9a3dd1db6f7ada8a5e6826fe728b17aba22acb25ff5eb873068e187398543c"
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 775 (2023) — Revise certain RRGL loan process

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0775_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10987)
2. **HB0775_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10988)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **37–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:28:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:39:39+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`
- **2023-04-23T19:23:20+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:23:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T01:39:43+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T22:11:06+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-15T02:00:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-15T01:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:26:00+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
- **2023-03-30T22:36:30+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T13:59:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:59+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:16:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T18:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T14:14:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-01T00:45:24+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-28T23:37:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-28T20:50:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T04:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:53+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T19:27:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:36:26+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:02:17+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T00:57:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-23T00:54:21+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-23T00:54:20+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-22T18:51:47+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-22T18:14:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-22T00:20:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-22T00:20:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T20:43:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T20:31:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-21T19:05:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T19:05:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-21T18:16:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T04:39:58+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T20:45:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T20:37:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-23T20:06:29+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/3bbe1088-1467-4b14-b2ac-feda9e180bf2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).