---
type: "Bill"
title: "Resident bonus point system for Smith River"
description: "Resident bonus point system for Smith River"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 846"
citation: "Montana HB 846 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fish and Wildlife", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom France"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 61
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-01T16:39:06+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:47:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bba12a99-b773-4b8a-85da-0f0c09283c74"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1941"
source_hash: "f48eaef16c580dc483e03f7970fbbc4f597bf4ef71fcdcde3c55ca130e8b9a39"
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 846 (2023) — Resident bonus point system for Smith River

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0846.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11604)
2. **HB0846.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11605)
3. **HB0846.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11602)
4. **HB0846.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11603)
5. **HB0846001SCH19692.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11601)
6. **HB0846_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11611)
7. **HB0846_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11608)
8. **HB0846_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11609)
9. **HB0846_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11610)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Taken from Table in Committee — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Tabled in Committee — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tom France — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:47:16+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:33:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-08T14:16:17+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-08T14:16:16+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T23:48:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T23:21:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T22:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T16:51:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-26T15:05:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-26T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-26T15:02:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-25T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T21:45:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-04-18T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-04-13T21:01:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-05T23:01:58+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:29+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T22:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T20:24:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T19:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T17:54:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-22T23:29:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T18:41:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-21T19:39:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-17T19:10:58+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-17T18:19:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-16T18:20:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-16T17:28:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-16T17:21:29+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-14T22:42:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-02T15:56:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-02T15:10:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-02T15:10:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-02T12:32:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-02T02:36:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-28T21:09:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-28T21:09:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-28T18:42:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-27T20:24:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-24T21:21:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-13T20:30:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-09T21:12:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-24T22:43:47+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-01T16:39:06+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/bba12a99-b773-4b8a-85da-0f0c09283c74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).