---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise encroachment permit law"
description: "Generally revise encroachment permit law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 938"
citation: "Montana HB 938 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T23:40:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T19:41:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68144c15-6791-45a2-9cd3-ebd48b724fb5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2651"
source_hash: "823c01abcdb4185a05b575f90502555052d14ecc20bce563bcf316946066b47e"
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 938 (2023) — Generally revise encroachment permit law

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0938_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11933)
2. **HB0938_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11932)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T19:41:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:47:29+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T19:47:00+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`
- **2023-05-01T17:15:46+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T17:15:45+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T13:52:01+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T01:35:45+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-24T23:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:33:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T23:19:41+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T19:36:30+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T14:11:31+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T01:59:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T21:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T01:26:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-30T18:47:57+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-30T01:00:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T20:59:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T18:33:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T18:17:41+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T17:34:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-27T16:37:23+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-27T15:09:47+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-24T18:25:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-24T14:11:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-24T14:10:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-23T22:00:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-23T21:09:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T21:02:37+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T21:02:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T16:16:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T00:52:25+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-20T21:20:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-20T19:49:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-20T17:13:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-20T17:11:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T18:28:35+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T23:40:57+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/68144c15-6791-45a2-9cd3-ebd48b724fb5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).