---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for licensure of abortion clinics"
description: "Provide for licensure of abortion clinics"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 937"
citation: "Montana HB 937 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-11T20:45:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T20:25:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8026290c-7ba5-40c0-a089-62d35a6000e6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3821"
source_hash: "3ac43104d0a3ef0da4122af5cc0c62821bea2350bd218cd1be687f8ecd036903"
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 937 (2023) — Provide for licensure of abortion clinics

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0937_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11928)
2. **HB0937_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11927)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **27–20** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16T20:25:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-16T19:21:33+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-05T19:21:00+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`
- **2023-04-28T19:01:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-28T19:01:41+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:18:55+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T22:09:29+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T20:32:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:52:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T22:56:51+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:44+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T00:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T20:47:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T18:57:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T18:17:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T16:12:34+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T16:09:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-27T15:45:23+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-22T19:53:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T19:10:45+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-22T19:10:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-22T18:09:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-22T16:11:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-22T15:41:53+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T15:41:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-22T14:37:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-20T19:47:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-16T20:17:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-16T15:12:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-15T20:25:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-29T22:35:43+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-16T22:24:35+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-11T20:45:53+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/8026290c-7ba5-40c0-a089-62d35a6000e6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).