---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow department of transportation to use alternative project delivery methods"
description: "Allow department of transportation to use alternative project delivery methods"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 57"
citation: "Montana SB 57 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Public Contracts (see also: Contracts)", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Manzella"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-26T14:48:59+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T20:44:36+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d201d90-8ea6-447e-b87f-23c183dabff9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0505"
source_hash: "83de56ed82eea06333ff58519a38bf7d2439692e026e23de987ed31d8be775f2"
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 57 (2023) — Allow department of transportation to use alternative project delivery methods

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0057.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3240)
2. **SB0057.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3239)
3. **SB0057.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3238)
4. **SB0057.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3241)
5. **SB0057001SCS16398.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10721)
6. **SB0057001SCS16510.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10722)
7. **SB0057_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1966)
8. **SB0057_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1968)
9. **SB0057_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1967)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Theresa Manzella — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T20:44:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T17:51:00+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`
- **2023-03-30T22:17:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-30T15:41:08+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-17T18:41:05+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-16T21:05:51+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-16T20:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-15T19:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-13T20:29:19+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T21:04:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-20T22:00:01+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-17T20:15:40+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T19:43:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T21:55:11+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-01T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:11:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T22:33:49+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-27T20:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T18:54:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T15:15:56+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T20:02:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:25:01+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-15T00:29:53+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-12-14T22:02:13+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-12-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-14T15:30:27+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-13T17:42:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T17:41:57+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-13T17:41:56+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-08T17:06:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-07T23:11:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-07T22:04:11+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-07T22:04:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-07T20:49:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-07T04:08:21+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-30T17:20:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-11T20:21:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-09T17:11:00+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-26T14:48:59+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/3d201d90-8ea6-447e-b87f-23c183dabff9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).