---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising ballot issues"
description: "Generally revising ballot issues"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 93"
citation: "Montana SB 93 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Ballot Issues (see also: Elections)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 16
action_count: 58
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-08-21T20:04:37+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:57:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c2c4c07-7f11-430c-8e0f-43b26ac8d58a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0212"
source_hash: "81b3eece1329a3ba293343072c4c8d6c580c55cee327b56dec91bfcd4cf81db0"
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 93 (2023) — Generally revising ballot issues

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0093.001 - 1st Reading-white version - Formatted - 01.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3334)
2. **SB0093.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3336)
3. **SB0093.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3335)
4. **SB0093.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3332)
5. **SB0093.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3330)
6. **SB0093.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3333)
7. **SB0093.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3337)
8. **SB0093.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3331)
9. **SB0093.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3338)
10. **SB0093001SCS12554.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10758)
11. **SB0093001SCS16502.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10760)
12. **SB0093002SCS18720.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10759)
13. **SB0093_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2501)
14. **SB0093_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2504)
15. **SB0093_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2503)
16. **SB0093_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2502)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **67–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **16–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **68–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:57:34+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:24:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+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`
- **2023-04-27T23:15:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-27T23:15:12+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-25T13:28:14+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-24T23:15:00+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`
- **2023-04-21T20:22:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T14:31:33+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T00:55:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:51:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T14:03:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-04-12T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-12T21:56:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T15:53:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T20:19:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-27T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-20T13:06:04+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T19:33:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T00:50:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T00:02:48+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-27T22:16:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T20:14:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T16:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T16:00:17+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T22:08:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T23:24:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-20T18:57:58+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-20T15:49:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-10T14:16:08+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-09T22:45:45+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-09T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T16:53:25+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-01T22:00:03+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T20:40:55+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-02T20:26:05+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:35:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-16T18:48:44+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-11T15:30:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-11T15:30:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-10T18:16:15+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-10T18:16:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-18T15:54:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-12T23:09:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-07T12:53:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-05T20:32:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-21T20:04:37+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/5c2c4c07-7f11-430c-8e0f-43b26ac8d58a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).