---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws to require reporting of individuals harmed by abortion pills"
description: "Revise laws to require reporting of individuals harmed by abortion pills"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 786"
citation: "Montana HB 786 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T20:44:19+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:54:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/985303d0-902d-4b66-8d1b-db0b31b7aece"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3818"
source_hash: "e533676ad9c82bfe6b4aa81c984221935e009c36feebe6bfd186f43b4b52eede"
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 786 (2023) — Revise laws to require reporting of individuals harmed by abortion pills

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0786_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11053)
2. **HB0786_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11052)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:54:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T13:51:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T13:51:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T15:06:28+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T15:06:27+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:11:59+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T15:01:35+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-07T20:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T14:00:25+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:02+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:56+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T23:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T22:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:04+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T19:27:07+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:38:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T04:53:43+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T03:11:17+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T16:18:03+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T15:57:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T23:47:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-20T23:47:49+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T23:17:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-20T22:31:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-20T21:10:59+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:10:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-20T17:18:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T20:53:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T20:52:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T20:03:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T19:58:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T22:41:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T22:32:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-16T18:55:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-16T17:58:06+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-11T20:44:19+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/985303d0-902d-4b66-8d1b-db0b31b7aece`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).