---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising alternative project delivery laws"
description: "Generally revising alternative project delivery laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 483"
citation: "Montana SB 483 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Christopher Pope"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-12-03T20:28:11+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:25:24+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5364e5f-ebd1-4afb-bc59-4356298fb4f6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2379"
source_hash: "e529aeb97f4972365532f1550c56b2109e06d05415970c88150a0fdd48e994c9"
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 483 (2023) — Generally revising alternative project delivery laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0483_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19575)
2. **SB0483_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19576)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Failed — **24–26** (fail) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **35–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Christopher Pope — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:25:24+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:32:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T17:05:39+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T17:05:38+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:18:33+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:39:05+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:46:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:20:25+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:25:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T04:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T16:08:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Failed `failure, failure, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:19:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-25T15:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T20:06:41+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T18:25:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T15:50:43+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-23T15:32:52+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-21T23:35:24+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T00:02:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T22:23:33+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-20T22:23:29+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T20:35:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-20T20:25:26+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-20T17:55:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T17:55:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-20T16:29:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T00:52:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T14:52:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-15T14:08:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-15T14:05:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-14T16:54:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-14T15:00:00+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-02-10T15:13:05+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T20:28:11+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/d5364e5f-ebd1-4afb-bc59-4356298fb4f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).