---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create grant program for autism facilities"
description: "Create grant program for autism facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 952"
citation: "Montana HB 952 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Social Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Courtenay Sprunger"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 61
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-11T19:52:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:55:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2570fba0-15f9-4621-8e50-0b0ba083ff93"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3735"
source_hash: "401d982851f2a9c2fb8a3fee88dc07a1b6bb93615a26a3526d10e0d8aaa7f2d0"
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 952 (2023) — Create grant program for autism facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0952.001.006.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12049)
2. **HB0952.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12048)
3. **HB0952.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12047)
4. **HB0952_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12052)
5. **HB0952_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12053)
6. **HB0952_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12051)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **15–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **62–36** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–10** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **68–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Courtenay Sprunger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:55:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:40:00+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`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-09T15:16:33+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-09T15:16:32+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:37:08+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T17:14:00+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`
- **2023-04-28T22:03:09+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-27T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T21:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:42:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:55:58+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-19T21:33:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T21:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T22:58:30+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:49+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T01:24:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T14:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T19:34:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T19:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T20:55:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-29T17:54:48+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-29T17:48:45+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T00:31:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T00:27:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-28T19:19:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-28T18:23:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-28T00:02:30+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-28T00:02:29+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-27T17:14:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-27T14:33:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-27T14:33:28+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-26T20:01:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-26T19:28:32+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-26T18:31:34+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-26T18:31:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-25T23:45:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-25T22:52:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-25T20:33:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-25T19:51:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-25T18:14:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-25T16:34:58+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-14T15:56:53+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-11T19:52:15+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/2570fba0-15f9-4621-8e50-0b0ba083ff93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).