---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize investment authority for retained interest"
description: "Authorize investment authority for retained interest"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 80"
citation: "Montana SB 80 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Economic Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Fox"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:58:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-23T21:48:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/629a1a6b-1191-4389-b71e-bc27f5f5d8a8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0410"
source_hash: "f4b1f4dabe48ab6d73a4c5808cc7a40ef581a2308d68bdb9007d45fb6ae465de"
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 80 (2023) — Authorize investment authority for retained interest

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0080_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2029)
2. **SB0080_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2028)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **95–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Fox — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-23T21:48:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-02-23T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-17T16:18:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-16T21:25:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-16T18:35:55+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:35:05+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T18:52:09+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T23:32:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-02-07T21:34:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T21:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:01+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T22:42:44+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-25T19:39:21+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-25T15:30:10+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:09:26+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T18:23:40+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T21:22:53+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-13T20:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-12T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-11T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:30:35+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-05T15:30:28+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:22:58+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T20:21:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-29T00:32:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-22T00:17:35+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-12-22T00:17:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-12-21T20:54:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-21T18:19:51+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-15T21:35:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-15T21:35:53+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-11T15:19:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-10T16:46:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-09T21:16:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-09T21:16:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-04T20:52:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-04T17:49:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-01T16:42:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-31T20:26:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-07T19:48:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:58:30+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/629a1a6b-1191-4389-b71e-bc27f5f5d8a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).