---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require United States cash to be accepted as currency"
description: "Require United States cash to be accepted as currency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 558"
citation: "Montana SB 558 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Money Transfer", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane Morigeau"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-20T19:55:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:43:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef35b532-f658-4008-b7a3-0253ad7c2927"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4218"
source_hash: "e168c49d06727744487349d7985619ae60061920fd92d4e0af0d4e3d90f3c426"
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 558 (2023) — Require United States cash to be accepted as currency

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0558.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12209)
2. **SB0558.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8745)
3. **SB0558.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8746)
4. **SB0558_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8719)
5. **SB0558_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8720)
6. **SB0558_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=8718)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **83–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shane Morigeau — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:43:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T19:19:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-02T16:34:15+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02T16:34:14+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-28T00:29:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T22:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T14:06:35+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-19T19:37:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:56:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:19:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T15:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-05T20:11:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-05T19:27:26+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T22:28:44+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-04-04T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T01:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T16:32:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T19:30:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27T23:00:16+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T22:46:44+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-27T21:42:45+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-03-27T21:31:44+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-24T18:22:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-24T13:34:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-24T13:34:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-24T13:05:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-24T00:19:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-23T18:27:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-23T18:27:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-23T14:49:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-23T14:34:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-21T14:48:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-21T00:07:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-20T19:55:08+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/ef35b532-f658-4008-b7a3-0253ad7c2927`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).