---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise reimbursement values for registered livestock"
description: "Revise reimbursement values for registered livestock"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 78"
citation: "Montana SB 78 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bruce Gillespie"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:39:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:31:44+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a81ec9a-6708-4bc0-94f5-66d33d5f6b30"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0389"
source_hash: "f4819ea1c31f88795d9d8b49922c6c8f4eac6f9b8cc93f0b31e5158125dd0e6e"
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 78 (2023) — Revise reimbursement values for registered livestock

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0078_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2026)
2. **SB0078_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2025)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bruce Gillespie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:31:44+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:04:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:43:14+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:43:13+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:56:09+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:12:32+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:25:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:46:33+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T21:47:28+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-20T20:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T21:17:06+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:21:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:32:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T22:52:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-12-21T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-12-21T18:19:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-21T17:31:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-15T21:26:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T21:25:44+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-22T17:35:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-22T15:59:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-22T15:33:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-22T15:33:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-21T20:23:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-21T19:38:04+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-21T19:38:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-21T18:42:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-16T21:48:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-15T21:55:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-15T20:50:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-14T16:59:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:39:45+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/0a81ec9a-6708-4bc0-94f5-66d33d5f6b30`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).