---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise microbrewery laws relating to brewer collaboration"
description: "Generally revise microbrewery laws relating to brewer collaboration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 312"
citation: "Montana SB 312 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Vermeire"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-24T20:14:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:46:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9beab50-80ae-434a-83c9-f3edec1bbffe"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0779"
source_hash: "cc3bf872b664066f46ad4302d9e05a9c4ed196c5e3aafffb741b08d501337281"
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 312 (2023) — Generally revise microbrewery laws relating to brewer collaboration

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0312_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7240)
2. **SB0312_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7244)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **90–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Vermeire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:46:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:15:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:47:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:47:17+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:56:42+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:12:42+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T21:17:14+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T17:59:08+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:32:31+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-25T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-22T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T15:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T15:30:02+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-10T20:12:10+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T16:47:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T16:42:13+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T22:14:27+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-08T19:32:59+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-16T19:36:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T19:36:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:40:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-12T14:43:27+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-11T17:29:24+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T17:29:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-11T03:53:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-07T21:23:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-06T21:01:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-06T00:53:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-24T20:14:39+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/b9beab50-80ae-434a-83c9-f3edec1bbffe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).