---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 63"
citation: "Montana SB 63 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:58:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:27:56+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d15870a-eb5e-41c0-915d-1b47073fdb1a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0438"
source_hash: "6b9a4f50a48535e4a9eebe2aeb011ec954f12b579be1842339612045672c2575"
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 63 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0063.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3260)
2. **SB0063001SCS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10727)
3. **SB0063_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1984)
4. **SB0063_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1985)
5. **SB0063_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1983)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **86–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:27:56+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:07:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T17:34:12+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:34:11+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:05:48+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:37+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:06:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T20:05:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-22T15:00:22+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:06+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:45:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:20:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-17T20:57:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:29:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-11T21:13:29+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-11T20:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T19:49:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T22:55:15+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T16:53:30+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-05T15:30:51+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:05:14+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:26:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-13T17:44:51+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:06:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:20:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T15:49:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T15:49:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-23T22:20:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-18T23:36:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T19:55:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-16T16:56:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-15T23:13:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:58:46+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/9d15870a-eb5e-41c0-915d-1b47073fdb1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).