---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise examination fees for exempt divisions of land"
description: "Revise examination fees for exempt divisions of land"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 874"
citation: "Montana HB 874 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Planning and Development", "Property", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Larry Brewster"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-16T20:49:22+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:37:06+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/434c4193-627d-41d9-8693-a43a1005cf8a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1250"
source_hash: "c148e833841e728c8ce6e9df97d82c4055328528a1ada43f9919f302d298659c"
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 874 (2023) — Revise examination fees for exempt divisions of land

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0874.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20199)
2. **HB0874.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20198)
3. **HB0874.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20200)
4. **HB0874001SCH19624.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20197)
5. **HB0874_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20203)
6. **HB0874_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20202)
7. **HB0874_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20204)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Larry Brewster — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:37:06+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:43:30+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T20:33:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-02T21:20:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T21:20:12+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:22:31+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T22:03:02+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-27T19:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T18:59:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-07T21:23:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-07T13:24:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-06T23:36:06+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-05T23:03:26+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:35+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:08:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T22:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T14:03:40+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-29T20:44:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T19:32:00+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
- **2023-03-28T14:11:30+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-22T21:17:32+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:12:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T22:56:37+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T22:42:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-21T16:36:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-20T23:05:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T21:42:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-20T21:42:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T19:26:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-20T16:21:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-20T16:17:21+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T16:17:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-20T14:43:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-20T04:10:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-16T12:29:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T18:58:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-13T17:15:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-13T15:21:07+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-16T20:51:10+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-16T20:49:22+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/434c4193-627d-41d9-8693-a43a1005cf8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).