---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally review broadband deployment laws"
description: "Generally review broadband deployment laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 531"
citation: "Montana SB 531 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Information Technology (see also: Communications)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Salomon"]
version_count: 22
action_count: 71
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2022-07-19T18:05:40+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:38:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eec75e41-6603-4e32-bea4-3f935613876a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0016"
source_hash: "4dc8c6c0e3f01710403c1e2221881fdcca7999e7f8872a296cdaa9738180ab78"
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 531 (2023) — Generally review broadband deployment laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0531.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13318)
2. **SB0531.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13319)
3. **SB0531.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13322)
4. **SB0531.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13324)
5. **SB0531.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13326)
6. **SB0531.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13317)
7. **SB0531.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13313)
8. **SB0531.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13320)
9. **SB0531.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13323)
10. **SB0531.003.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13312)
11. **SB0531.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13325)
12. **SB0531.004.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13311)
13. **SB0531.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13321)
14. **SB0531.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13316)
15. **SB0531001SCS12559.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13314)
16. **SB0531001SCS18715.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13315)
17. **SB0531_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13329)
18. **SB0531_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13333)
19. **SB0531_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13328)
20. **SB0531_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13332)
21. **SB0531_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13330)
22. **SB0531_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=13331)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **74–22** (pass) · lower
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Salomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:38:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-05T21:29:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T20:59:20+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-05T16:47:17+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-02T18:50:02+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:25:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T23:15:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:57:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T21:00:02+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-27T18:15:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-24T23:54:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-24T22:30:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T14:06:33+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-19T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T00:43:58+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-18T00:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T00:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:59:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:22:01+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T20:11:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:25:14+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:28:11+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T23:22:06+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T21:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T22:43:05+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T22:42:58+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-28T22:42:51+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-28T18:43:49+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-24T14:55:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T19:41:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T19:11:55+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T18:56:26+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-22T18:29:38+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-22T18:29:37+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-22T17:55:29+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-21T23:20:22+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-21T22:09:01+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-21T22:08:57+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-21T22:07:48+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-21T22:07:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-21T22:04:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-21T22:01:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-21T21:46:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T21:46:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-21T20:45:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-21T19:59:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-21T17:32:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-20T18:38:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-20T17:15:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-15T22:12:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-07T16:54:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-07T16:46:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-06T21:22:05+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-19T18:05:40+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/eec75e41-6603-4e32-bea4-3f935613876a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).