---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for recognition of family members of deceased veterans"
description: "Provide for recognition of family members of deceased veterans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 852"
citation: "Montana HB 852 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Military Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-15T19:38:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:48:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bec136a7-b201-41b1-ac4b-6707892f81bc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1209"
source_hash: "3f5ff725cce18f2f3ddc0b26c1e53cd33041fd9fd87a7e976a37327faf73edba"
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 852 (2023) — Provide for recognition of family members of deceased veterans

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0852.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19972)
2. **HB0852.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19973)
3. **HB0852.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19974)
4. **HB0852.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19971)
5. **HB0852001SCH14415.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19970)
6. **HB0852_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19977)
7. **HB0852_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19976)
8. **HB0852_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19978)
9. **HB0852_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19979)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:48:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:27:44+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-03T20:46:34+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:46:33+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:05:33+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T23:41:11+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-21T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:47:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T21:50:47+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-18T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-16T03:12:35+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-14T23:07:20+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-04T23:17:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:19+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:10:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T21:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T01:38:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T21:09:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T20:58:34+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-28T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T00:43:47+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-27T19:24:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-27T18:03:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-27T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-22T14:11:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T00:42:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-17T21:07:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-17T20:44:04+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-17T20:38:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-17T20:38:09+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-15T16:28:58+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-11T22:24:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-10T20:14:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-10T20:14:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-10T15:15:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-02T21:58:48+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-02T00:06:52+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-02T00:06:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-01T21:38:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-27T20:47:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-24T16:41:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T19:07:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-25T17:36:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-09T19:32:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-09T18:21:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-06T18:10:58+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T19:38:30+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/bec136a7-b201-41b1-ac4b-6707892f81bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).