---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove requirement for a county to publish public notice in an adjacent county"
description: "Remove requirement for a county to publish public notice in an adjacent county"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 5"
citation: "Montana SB 5 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "City Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Ann Dunwell"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:40:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T20:40:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daf9fe56-559e-43be-82a2-da4044623199"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0192"
source_hash: "6071f3b23d3a5934032ae9ed56c8a8022d0ef634aa67f6ecccf3f5c238a74a72"
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 5 (2023) — Remove requirement for a county to publish public notice in an adjacent county

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0005.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3097)
2. **SB0005.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3096)
3. **SB0005001SCS16498.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10426)
4. **SB0005002SCS.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10427)
5. **SB0005_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=211)
6. **SB0005_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=209)
7. **SB0005_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=208)
8. **SB0005_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=210)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mary Ann Dunwell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T20:40:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T19:14:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-12T17:25:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-06T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-31T16:25:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-30T15:27:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-30T15:27:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-18T14:24:11+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-18T14:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-03-18T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-14T22:11:27+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-03-14T20:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-13T20:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T21:38:56+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-17T20:25:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-01-26T22:00:51+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T20:22:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-17T20:05:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T21:17:38+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-12T20:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-11T20:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T22:02:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-10T20:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T22:39:22+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-09T19:55:38+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T19:39:16+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T18:01:39+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2022-12-02T15:52:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:24:33+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T20:45:48+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-01T18:30:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-10-28T19:08:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-10-28T19:06:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-28T19:06:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-28T19:02:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-28T18:48:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-28T18:48:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-28T18:47:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-28T18:47:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-06T22:02:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-09-22T00:24:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-09-14T17:30:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-09-12T16:11:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-16T19:40:28+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/daf9fe56-559e-43be-82a2-da4044623199`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).