---
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 97"
citation: "Montana HB 97 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:48:52+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:41:54+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08519f62-6f4c-4a80-a57f-1c0a165ca5db"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0428"
source_hash: "0f7b9110fc4695c463cae56919142ae47c09b84bd201b2b71c3b3f975a12527e"
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 97 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0097.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2453)
2. **HB0097.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2454)
3. **HB0097.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2455)
4. **HB0097.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2456)
5. **HB0097.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2457)
6. **HB0097.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2458)
7. **HB0097.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2459)
8. **HB0097.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2460)
9. **HB0097.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2461)
10. **HB0097_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2464)
11. **HB0097_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2465)
12. **HB0097_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2466)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **86–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:41:54+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:20:55+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-10T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-10T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-23T19:22:43+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-23T19:22:42+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-16T16:43:04+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-16T15:40:26+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-15T20:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-10T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-10T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:24:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T19:04:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T23:15:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-03T22:47:15+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-03T21:08:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:18:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T23:17:26+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T20:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T18:39:50+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T20:53:32+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-27T20:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-27T18:25:50+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T14:31:01+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-04T19:51:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-03T22:11:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-03T14:26:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T21:04:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T19:26:49+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T16:27:19+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T00:06:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-13T17:37:40+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-13T17:37:39+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-16T22:24:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-16T22:16:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-16T20:56:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-16T20:56:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-15T18:00:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-10T23:40:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-07T18:20:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-07T15:39:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-02T17:40:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:48:52+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/08519f62-6f4c-4a80-a57f-1c0a165ca5db`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).