---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt Commerce, Coal Boards grants from MEPA"
description: "Exempt Commerce, Coal Boards grants from MEPA"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 795"
citation: "Montana HB 795 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Environmental Protection", "Mining and Minerals (see also: Oil and Gas)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Tuss"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-11T21:22:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T18:39:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d610131-9785-4ba8-8e50-2645f676dab8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4445"
source_hash: "30c2864df64e4913bb1ddf31d9272339f3d55df811b8979475cf0f7da6129a1f"
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 795 (2023) — Exempt Commerce, Coal Boards grants from MEPA

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0795.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11094)
2. **HB0795.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11093)
3. **HB0795001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11095)
4. **HB0795_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11097)
5. **HB0795_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11098)
6. **HB0795_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11096)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paul Tuss — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T18:39:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T16:00:00+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`
- **2023-04-07T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-05T23:30:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T23:29:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-27T21:51:16+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-27T21:36:28+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-24T21:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-23T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:18:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T20:00:40+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:45+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:41:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T23:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:22:15+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T20:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T03:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:38+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T19:27:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:40:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T04:45:24+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T03:29:46+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T21:59:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T21:44:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T20:07:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-21T20:07:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T18:40:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T17:56:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-21T15:07:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T15:07:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-21T01:08:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T22:38:28+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T16:20:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T15:17:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-11T17:24:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-11T21:22:11+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/7d610131-9785-4ba8-8e50-2645f676dab8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).