---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 95"
citation: "Montana HB 95 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 49
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:59:26+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T20:03:22+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8464ce35-5a10-4a4c-ab43-142273621177"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0440"
source_hash: "149f27ed94f2e25ae0505a80cf786daba84d860867c1a1fbb4726f0fcc2ba11e"
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 95 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0095.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2431)
2. **HB0095.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2432)
3. **HB0095.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2433)
4. **HB0095.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2434)
5. **HB0095.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2435)
6. **HB0095.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2436)
7. **HB0095.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2437)
8. **HB0095003CWS17719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10370)
9. **HB0095_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2438)
10. **HB0095_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2439)
11. **HB0095_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2440)
12. **HB0095_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2441)
13. **HB0095_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2442)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T20:03:22+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T22:18:55+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+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`
- **2023-05-01T22:58:05+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T22:58:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:15:25+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T19:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T14:41:44+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T21:28:22+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-17T20:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T21:47:02+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-15T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T20:36:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T21:16:55+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-10T20:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-10T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T20:22:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T17:43:56+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T17:42:29+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-27T21:40:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T21:02:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-23T20:29:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T16:51:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T01:39:01+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-12T15:30:53+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:03:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T19:26:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T16:26:53+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T17:36:51+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:02:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:21:48+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T19:19:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T19:19:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-23T22:23:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-21T01:28:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T19:52:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-16T17:02:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-15T17:18:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-14T22:08:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:59:26+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/8464ce35-5a10-4a4c-ab43-142273621177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).