---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to Montana distilleries"
description: "Revise laws relating to Montana distilleries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 209"
citation: "Montana SB 209 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 17
action_count: 70
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2022-12-05T19:52:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:13:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5fce2ef-5107-4a38-8a39-d435c0adc4c3"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3163"
source_hash: "e80202d6fea6d647586b6ddf2b2803174ac765c538f9048b269e29e1ee8784c9"
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 209 (2023) — Revise laws relating to Montana distilleries

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0209.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5094)
2. **SB0209.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5096)
3. **SB0209.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5095)
4. **SB0209.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5097)
5. **SB0209.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5092)
6. **SB0209.003.001(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12191)
7. **SB0209.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10391)
8. **SB0209.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5093)
9. **SB0209.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5098)
10. **SB0209001SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5062)
11. **SB0209002SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5060)
12. **SB0209002SCS20551.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5063)
13. **SB0209002SCS20553.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5061)
14. **SB0209_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5023)
15. **SB0209_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5022)
16. **SB0209_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5024)
17. **SB0209_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5025)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **90–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:13:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:36:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-01T22:37:10+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T22:37:09+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T00:31:50+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T20:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T20:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:05:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-18T19:03:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-18T18:00:03+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-13T20:39:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-11T23:05:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-11T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:26+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:43:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T21:08:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T20:01:27+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-21T19:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-20T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-19T23:00:11+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-10T20:19:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10T19:06:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T22:12:20+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-09T21:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T22:00:01+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-06T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03T21:34:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T15:30:13+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T23:03:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-30T23:03:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T20:06:56+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-24T18:27:59+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T23:09:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T22:53:28+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-19T22:39:29+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-18T18:30:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-18T15:01:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-18T15:00:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-17T21:45:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-17T20:54:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-17T20:26:26+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-17T20:26:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-17T19:16:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-13T19:00:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-12T22:16:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T21:50:00+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-01-10T18:08:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T18:07:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-09T23:52:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-09T22:45:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-03T23:47:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-03T23:47:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-03T20:04:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-31T00:24:02+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-30T22:11:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-30T19:49:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-30T15:54:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T19:52:30+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/d5fce2ef-5107-4a38-8a39-d435c0adc4c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).