---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise agency liquor store laws"
description: "Generally revise agency liquor store laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 867"
citation: "Montana HB 867 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Gambling", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-17T23:00:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:49:28+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec0e13ff-7b2a-4272-97ee-6ddcd9b5dafd"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1303"
source_hash: "ec9dfdad6ef6c7d695b3068c40c48b9c00d4548e4503e5d8da4f741e7a81f11f"
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 867 (2023) — Generally revise agency liquor store laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0867,002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20092)
2. **HB0867,002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20098)
3. **HB0867.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20094)
4. **HB0867.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20100)
5. **HB0867.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20101)
6. **HB0867.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20097)
7. **HB0867.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20102)
8. **HB0867.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20095)
9. **HB0867.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20103)
10. **HB0867.002.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20099)
11. **HB0867.002.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20096)
12. **HB0867001SCH12545.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20093)
13. **HB0867_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20108)
14. **HB0867_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20105)
15. **HB0867_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20107)
16. **HB0867_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20106)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **81–13** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **14–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:49:28+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:28:13+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`
- **2023-05-03T20:48:01+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:48:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:05:42+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:26:00+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`
- **2023-04-28T20:37:00+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`
- **2023-04-25T01:35:40+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-24T23:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T21:58:25+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-19T21:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-19T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T23:02:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:32+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T22:41:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T20:07:52+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T19:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T01:51:58+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-22T23:29:36+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-22T21:17:29+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:11:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T18:01:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-22T17:59:43+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-21T17:16:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T23:43:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-20T23:40:38+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-20T23:40:37+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-20T20:57:03+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-20T20:46:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T13:34:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-20T13:34:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T12:01:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-19T16:45:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-17T20:44:02+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-17T20:44:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-17T19:34:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-17T18:44:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-15T18:09:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T17:58:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-15T17:28:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-17T23:00:30+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/ec0e13ff-7b2a-4272-97ee-6ddcd9b5dafd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).