---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand eligibility for the Right to Try Act"
description: "Expand eligibility for the Right to Try Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 422"
citation: "Montana SB 422 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-05T19:56:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:22:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45b34b49-cd3a-418a-b351-7e7430c70033"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0635"
source_hash: "323a2f62ce98e207c78f386c3e146debfe4cc65101a79843457feaee7fad6868"
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 422 (2023) — Expand eligibility for the Right to Try Act

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0422.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=57123)
2. **SB0422_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9240)
3. **SB0422_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9239)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **38–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:22:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T16:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:47:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:47:40+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:21:36+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:43+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-25T22:38:36+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:50+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:09:48+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:24:46+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T02:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T22:01:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T21:00:13+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:15:28+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:34:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T13:42:06+00:00** (C) Legal Review Note
- **2023-02-20T23:37:28+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:21:17+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:16:02+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T22:59:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T19:52:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T19:52:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T17:48:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T17:39:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-19T17:08:27+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-19T17:08:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-19T16:54:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T03:12:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T17:46:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-10T21:49:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T21:36:05+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-02-01T00:57:43+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-01-27T00:59:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-14T20:13:12+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-10-05T19:56:45+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/45b34b49-cd3a-418a-b351-7e7430c70033`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).