---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state finance"
description: "Generally revise state finance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 883"
citation: "Montana HB 883 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Fires and Fire Protection", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 63
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-07-26T18:11:29+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:50:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a0cf7aa-e5f2-447f-b752-6745e0f93aa1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0100"
source_hash: "6034e217376d38b02e004b47292a7c42a1c6f2c087a94ed9b89302047af9d697"
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 883 (2023) — Generally revise state finance

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0883.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20235)
2. **HB0883.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20239)
3. **HB0883.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20240)
4. **HB0883.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20234)
5. **HB0883.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20236)
6. **HB0883.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20238)
7. **HB0883.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20241)
8. **HB0883.002.006_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20242)
9. **HB0883.002.006_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20233)
10. **HB0883001SCH13870.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20237)
11. **HB0883_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20248)
12. **HB0883_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20246)
13. **HB0883_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20249)
14. **HB0883_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20247)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **22–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:50:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:35:00+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`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T21:02:54+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-11T21:02:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:35:04+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T03:35:00+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`
- **2023-05-02T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-30T22:20:56+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-29T00:26:27+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T19:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:01:31+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T17:39:23+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-26T19:00:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-25T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-19T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-06T01:08:56+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-05T22:53:47+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T19:53:02+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-05T19:49:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T15:02:13+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T19:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:14:11+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-29T22:01:49+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T20:50:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-29T13:57:48+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-28T21:14:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T02:41:01+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-23T18:22:44+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23T18:10:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T22:06:06+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T20:40:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-22T20:23:52+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-22T20:23:51+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-22T18:51:08+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-22T15:41:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T14:09:35+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-22T14:09:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T12:55:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-21T23:02:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-21T22:47:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T22:47:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-21T20:14:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-20T20:02:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-16T20:22:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-16T16:06:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-09T18:40:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-23T22:46:52+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-10T16:45:25+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T18:11:29+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/5a0cf7aa-e5f2-447f-b752-6745e0f93aa1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).