---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol licenses"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 75"
citation: "Montana SB 75 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:26:57+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:56:09+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d77cc2e5-2b86-434c-8e21-0891e8e2d707"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0414"
source_hash: "8cfc7da14ffd6865b8c1a37144363e18417d0dc8ce40102711f05cf5543c1329"
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 75 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol licenses

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0075.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3286)
2. **SB0075.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3280)
3. **SB0075.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3283)
4. **SB0075.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3287)
5. **SB0075.002.004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12167)
6. **SB0075.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3284)
7. **SB0075.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3282)
8. **SB0075.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12168)
9. **SB0075.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3285)
10. **SB0075.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3281)
11. **SB0075001SCS12595.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10740)
12. **SB0075_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2018)
13. **SB0075_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2015)
14. **SB0075_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2014)
15. **SB0075_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2017)
16. **SB0075_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2016)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **90–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:56:09+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T15:16:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T15:30:00+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`
- **2023-04-27T23:14:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27T23:14:01+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T13:28:03+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-24T23:14:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T22:12:31+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T20:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T22:55:03+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T21:52:35+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-17T21:52:22+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-17T21:52:13+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-17T20:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T20:03:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T18:03:11+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-04-14T20:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:18:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T16:04:23+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-02-22T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:46:11+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T21:20:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-17T20:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-11T21:21:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-11T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T20:07:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T23:01:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-07T19:22:58+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:19:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:31:37+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:51:00+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2022-12-21T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-12-21T17:36:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-21T17:35:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-14T17:47:03+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-14T17:47:02+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-12T01:06:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-09T14:59:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-08T19:26:41+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T19:26:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-08T16:34:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-06T19:44:33+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-02T21:12:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-02T15:34:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-30T22:13:43+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-28T16:36:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T21:44:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T21:41:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:26:57+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/d77cc2e5-2b86-434c-8e21-0891e8e2d707`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).