---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow counties funding for broadband infrastructure"
description: "Allow counties funding for broadband infrastructure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 174"
citation: "Montana SB 174 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wendy McKamey"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-01T16:35:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:39:26+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5081c825-8284-49aa-bca0-d0ad2a9418e3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1936"
source_hash: "f7ecb0cbc479a96554f5ad6722e9508e1aa4693fed2c09961c07cd92decf96a9"
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 SB 174 (2023) — Allow counties funding for broadband infrastructure

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0174.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4813)
2. **SB0174.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4811)
3. **SB0174.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4814)
4. **SB0174.1.1_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4812)
5. **SB0174001SCS16496.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4795)
6. **SB0174001SCS16511.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4794)
7. **SB0174001SCS19616.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4793)
8. **SB0174_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4772)
9. **SB0174_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4771)
10. **SB0174_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4773)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Wendy McKamey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:39:26+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T15:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T21:23:48+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:23:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T16:29:11+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:02:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12T20:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-20T18:26:57+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-10T20:19:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10T19:05:40+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T21:48:38+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-07T22:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T22:25:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-02T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01T21:59:02+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T15:30:17+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T12:47:01+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-16T18:37:07+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T22:53:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T20:36:20+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13T17:45:12+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T23:16:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-11T15:09:40+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T22:45:54+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:48:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:47:56+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:45:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:45:14+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T18:43:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-15T23:49:08+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-15T22:12:54+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T22:12:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-15T21:39:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-15T21:33:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-12T19:34:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-12T19:28:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-12T16:49:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-01T16:35:46+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/5081c825-8284-49aa-bca0-d0ad2a9418e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).