---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to POST officer certification"
description: "Revise laws related to POST officer certification"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 802"
citation: "Montana HB 802 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scot Kerns"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-04T00:35:59+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:30:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4f6642a-ccbd-42e3-9817-e89858465d5a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2771"
source_hash: "b898e8f76d0385bbf0713bf6849d772853288d1bfbfb549fbe2fd803f14d869d"
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 802 (2023) — Revise laws related to POST officer certification

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0802.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11183)
2. **HB0802.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11182)
3. **HB0802001SCH19672.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11181)
4. **HB0802_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11184)
5. **HB0802_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11186)
6. **HB0802_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11185)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Scot Kerns — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:30:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:41:20+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T20:19:00+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`
- **2023-04-26T22:05:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T22:05:11+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:30:15+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T22:18:58+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-13T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T14:01:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:36:05+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T00:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:23:05+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-01T15:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T22:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:03+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-28T00:40:23+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-24T19:33:55+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24T19:02:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T21:29:18+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T21:26:46+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T19:22:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T17:44:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-13T17:44:12+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-13T16:17:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-13T15:54:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-12T18:59:16+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-12T18:59:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-12T00:16:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-11T23:48:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T23:57:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-06T23:17:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T21:56:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-07T21:34:03+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-04T00:35:59+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/e4f6642a-ccbd-42e3-9817-e89858465d5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).