---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit double voting"
description: "Prohibit double voting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 892"
citation: "Montana HB 892 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lyn Hellegaard"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-29T20:51:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:51:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25274a14-1df8-4587-b595-f91e07df89c9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1633"
source_hash: "b6304387b401ade4b6a37982380ce100b1f3cc7e237c02c92c2e3b164faf7c83"
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 892 (2023) — Prohibit double voting

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0892.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20320)
2. **HB0892.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20322)
3. **HB0892.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20321)
4. **HB0892_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20326)
5. **HB0892_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20324)
6. **HB0892_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20325)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **76–20** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **82–17** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lyn Hellegaard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:51:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:37:00+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`
- **2023-05-11T21:05:08+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-11T21:05:06+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:35:28+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:38:00+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`
- **2023-04-28T22:03:05+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-27T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T20:56:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-25T20:01:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T23:33:02+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-21T20:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T13:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-16T03:12:35+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-04-04T23:18:20+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:11:12+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:56:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T21:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T18:19:52+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-31T18:19:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-31T00:36:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T19:42:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T18:46:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-24T18:40:21+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24T18:17:07+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-24T16:41:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-24T16:35:50+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-24T16:35:49+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-23T21:46:21+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-23T21:10:31+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T19:33:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-23T19:33:14+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T19:31:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-23T19:27:05+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T19:24:23+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T19:24:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T19:02:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T18:51:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-22T14:01:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-21T16:46:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-21T16:29:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-21T15:25:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-16T16:50:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-16T14:37:01+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-16T14:40:29+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-29T20:51:01+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/25274a14-1df8-4587-b595-f91e07df89c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).