---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow water well at any location within setbacks"
description: "Allow water well at any location within setbacks"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 327"
citation: "Montana SB 327 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Dams (same as: Water)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Glimm"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-10T14:33:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:25:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27123fc2-0e4a-4deb-b688-afd44fa79958"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1041"
source_hash: "fd87b0df9c102a44c2ff37303200f32f778ddcdb924c5905f9952034a7f1410b"
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 327 (2023) — Allow water well at any location within setbacks

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0327.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7364)
2. **SB0327.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7363)
3. **SB0327001SCS15238.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7337)
4. **SB0327_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7317)
5. **SB0327_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7318)
6. **SB0327_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7319)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carl Glimm — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:25:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:45:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-02T20:29:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T20:29:34+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-29T16:08:27+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T19:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concur Motion Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:38:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:38:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:12:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T20:44:48+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-30T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T16:47:55+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-15T21:45:14+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T20:57:39+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:47+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T15:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T22:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T21:30:58+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:17:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T18:02:13+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-14T16:14:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T21:49:39+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-13T21:47:35+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-10T22:43:03+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T15:11:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-10T15:11:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-10T14:17:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-10T13:16:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-09T16:54:51+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-09T16:54:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-09T13:33:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-07T01:46:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-03T17:49:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-03T17:04:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T22:42:58+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T14:33:57+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/27123fc2-0e4a-4deb-b688-afd44fa79958`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).