---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising the definition of natural gas"
description: "Revising the definition of natural gas"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 426"
citation: "Montana SB 426 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-01T14:47:35+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:11:08+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d46090cf-0f1b-4e39-9921-2b41404b0a65"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0900"
source_hash: "79ce514f7d125be734a93f0b4c9548856ccc7b6e2910077f6b804f701ead1e7d"
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 426 (2023) — Revising the definition of natural gas

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0426.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10421)
2. **SB0426.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9306)
3. **SB0426001SCS17719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9272)
4. **SB0426_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9252)
5. **SB0426_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9253)
6. **SB0426_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9251)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:11:08+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:29:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:51:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:51:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:11:59+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:49+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:10:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:18:40+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T16:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:42:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T21:06:58+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T20:50:34+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-22T22:00:14+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:15:31+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:35:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T23:28:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:35:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-18T23:40:47+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T22:47:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T22:47:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T22:45:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T22:45:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T22:26:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T22:18:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T23:57:31+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T23:57:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T22:15:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-17T22:01:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-15T23:27:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T19:59:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T19:05:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-10T20:37:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-06T23:33:15+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-01T14:47:35+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/d46090cf-0f1b-4e39-9921-2b41404b0a65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).