---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to cooperatives"
description: "Revise laws related to cooperatives"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 805"
citation: "Montana HB 805 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Corporations/Partnerships/Associations", "Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-28T13:24:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:54:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b857b482-a090-48b5-9043-bd2367a3c3f8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4325"
source_hash: "09828e79c28e452a7193992216ccbb954222927eb5a8db53e6388d3a45ec0d9b"
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 805 (2023) — Revise laws related to cooperatives

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0805.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11212)
2. **HB0805.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11214)
3. **HB0805.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11211)
4. **HB0805.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11215)
5. **HB0805.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11213)
6. **HB0805001SCH17697.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11210)
7. **HB0805_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11216)
8. **HB0805_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11217)
9. **HB0805_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11219)
10. **HB0805_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11218)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:54:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T13:49:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T01:00:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:28:43+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:25:15+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T21:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T20:36:11+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-28T21:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-24T21:50:39+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-24T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T20:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-22T19:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T14:01:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:07+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:36:08+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T00:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:31:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T18:08:45+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T15:48:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T15:09:30+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-27T14:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-24T19:33:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-24T19:03:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T14:53:55+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-24T04:08:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T16:32:22+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T21:44:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T20:09:42+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-21T20:09:39+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-21T18:42:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-21T17:59:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-21T15:24:56+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T15:24:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-21T01:17:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T22:11:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T16:13:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T03:28:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-20T23:18:49+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-14T17:09:03+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-28T13:24:45+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/b857b482-a090-48b5-9043-bd2367a3c3f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).