---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify BOGC authority over produced waters"
description: "Clarify BOGC authority over produced waters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 928"
citation: "Montana HB 928 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dams (same as: Water)", "Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["John Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-02T21:30:09+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:40:58+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75a7098c-821d-4cda-b681-432668f0d5ab"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2200"
source_hash: "8aeb0aa250d2ff4629b0d60fcc7197189a42b6466dc5df1fe8902a97fabdeab4"
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 928 (2023) — Clarify BOGC authority over produced waters

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0928_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11903)
2. **HB0928_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11904)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **63–36** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- John Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:40:58+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:46:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T19:46:00+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`
- **2023-05-01T23:20:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T23:20:58+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T13:51:53+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T01:35:43+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-24T23:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T22:56:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T00:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-02T23:38:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-01T21:45:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-31T00:42:41+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-30T19:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T18:57:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T18:16:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T16:03:40+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-26T23:32:22+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-26T23:30:45+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-26T23:30:44+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-25T14:16:44+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-24T20:06:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-24T18:06:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-24T18:06:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-24T16:33:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-24T14:49:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T21:18:18+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T21:18:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T17:19:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T16:49:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-21T18:19:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-21T17:56:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-14T18:21:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-18T17:52:07+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-02T21:30:09+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/75a7098c-821d-4cda-b681-432668f0d5ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).