---
type: "Bill"
title: "Adopt the interstate counseling compact"
description: "Adopt the interstate counseling compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 777"
citation: "Montana HB 777 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations Generally"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-17T23:00:52+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-20T23:22:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/20107fde-5792-41e6-bd6c-31918f911bb4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1304"
source_hash: "ef59b56355b80ebfb1b1aaf3b58ab2872849d2ad339c860e208a499ce02cd0dd"
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 777 (2023) — Adopt the interstate counseling compact

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0774001SCH17722.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10994)
2. **HB0774001SCH19621.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10995)
3. **HB0777_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10997)
4. **HB0777_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10998)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-20T23:22:35+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-20T16:36:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T20:47:19+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T20:46:32+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:05:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:32:13+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T17:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:09:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T13:59:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:59+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:49+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T18:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T14:14:35+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-28T23:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T23:07:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T20:11:03+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-28T17:32:51+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:34+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T19:27:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:36:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T05:00:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T00:58:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-23T00:57:03+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T18:53:45+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-22T18:15:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-22T00:19:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-22T00:19:18+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T22:28:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T22:19:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-21T19:49:19+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T19:49:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-21T17:10:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-21T16:53:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T22:49:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-17T17:00:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-31T22:55:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-17T23:00:52+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/20107fde-5792-41e6-bd6c-31918f911bb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).