---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify law on immediate attendance for slash burning"
description: "Clarify law on immediate attendance for slash burning"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 448"
citation: "Montana SB 448 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fires and Fire Protection", "Forests and Forestry", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-11T22:57:52+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:12:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4279e8b0-afab-4278-8d3b-1db926cc6a5c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3996"
source_hash: "b905bda502b933940c3a01b1400f1786d61e28387cc5e751bfffc86b2ed82759"
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 448 (2023) — Clarify law on immediate attendance for slash burning

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0448.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19348)
2. **SB0448.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19347)
3. **SB0448001SCS19674.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19346)
4. **SB0448_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19351)
5. **SB0448_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19349)
6. **SB0448_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19350)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:12:47+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T19:35:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T01:03:38+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T13:57:11+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T19:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T21:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:43+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T21:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:30:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-28T19:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-27T22:53:46+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T16:13:04+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:45:59+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:17:32+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:18:46+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T16:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T21:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:33:21+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T18:58:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T22:06:55+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T21:42:48+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T21:38:58+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-20T18:24:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T16:07:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-20T16:07:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T23:33:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T23:29:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T22:45:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T22:45:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T21:44:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T20:05:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T22:44:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T22:08:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-14T03:57:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T22:57:52+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/4279e8b0-afab-4278-8d3b-1db926cc6a5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).