---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise drug crime sentences"
description: "Generally revise drug crime sentences"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 791"
citation: "Montana HB 791 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtenay Sprunger"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-04T00:36:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:30:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8963b00-f037-4c01-94ae-3a259ad1f160"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2772"
source_hash: "8e2ee33bf22ea3980da663cad7c9acd9f4f6fa1b5a4298af8881f09f505c59d3"
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 791 (2023) — Generally revise drug crime sentences

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0791.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11070)
2. **HB0791.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11068)
3. **HB0791.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11071)
4. **HB0791.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11069)
5. **HB0791.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11072)
6. **HB0791.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11066)
7. **HB0791.001.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11073)
8. **HB0791.001.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11067)
9. **HB0791001CWH18803.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11074)
10. **HB0791001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11077)
11. **HB0791001SCH12893.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11076)
12. **HB0791001SCH18803.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11075)
13. **HB0791_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11080)
14. **HB0791_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11082)
15. **HB0791_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11081)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **87–11** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–9** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Courtenay Sprunger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:30:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:40:44+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:24:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:24:41+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:23:06+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T02:45:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-18T21:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-15T03:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T21:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T21:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-11T23:11:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11T22:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T20:45:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T19:40:21+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-29T13:10:24+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T13:08:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-29T12:51:48+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T20:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T15:48:30+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-27T14:37:35+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-21T20:09:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-21T19:35:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-21T13:07:10+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T21:00:08+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-03T04:50:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T02:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:15:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-01T14:14:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-28T22:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T17:28:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-28T14:55:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:21+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T17:53:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-23T19:27:10+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:39:38+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T04:49:34+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T03:25:18+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T19:10:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:28:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T00:21:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T00:21:00+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T23:14:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T23:02:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T21:15:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T21:15:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T20:05:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T17:12:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T21:37:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T23:39:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T22:57:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-31T21:20:02+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-20T16:56:38+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-04T00:36:13+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/c8963b00-f037-4c01-94ae-3a259ad1f160`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).