---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for plaque or tribute commemorating Chuck Johnson"
description: "Provide for plaque or tribute commemorating Chuck Johnson"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 855"
citation: "Montana HB 855 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Laura Smith"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 61
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-12-05T20:08:43+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:48:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7777aa7-b488-4a96-8dd7-0f0831f094fa"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3181"
source_hash: "0e216c062fac8f7716b10568d8ddb8e2210f3911f43c6882d88ddfcc80418b61"
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 855 (2023) — Provide for plaque or tribute commemorating Chuck Johnson

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0855.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19997)
2. **HB0855.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19994)
3. **HB0855.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19995)
4. **HB0855.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19996)
5. **HB0855.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19998)
6. **HB0855_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19999)
7. **HB0855_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20001)
8. **HB0855_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20000)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **79–21** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **78–21** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **66–30** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Laura Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:48:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:50:18+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`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:20+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:19+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:34:36+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:26:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T00:26:21+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T19:46:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T21:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T21:45:01+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-26T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T23:05:00+00:00** (S) Taken from 3rd Reading; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T15:25:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T16:25:54+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-13T19:46:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T23:02:12+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
- **2023-04-04T19:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T19:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:28:34+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T20:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T18:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T20:32:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-03-22T14:12:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T00:42:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T20:05:41+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-17T22:52:37+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-15T20:32:01+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-15T15:30:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-15T15:00:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-15T14:59:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-14T22:33:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-14T21:47:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-14T19:05:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-14T19:05:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-14T17:44:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-14T17:24:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-14T14:48:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-14T00:28:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-13T19:00:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-09T20:25:14+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-12T16:47:42+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-05T20:08:43+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/f7777aa7-b488-4a96-8dd7-0f0831f094fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).