---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal licensing of hucksters"
description: "Repeal licensing of hucksters"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 113"
citation: "Montana HB 113 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Kmetz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 41
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-08-24T19:24:32+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T19:57:05+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/931bca51-dcae-4663-9654-24a3dd771983"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0232"
source_hash: "983028d16f7d8467e8dc4f78d7b3dbaa48d2d3aa6614edc0a5517a0a53c68c90"
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 HB 113 (2023) — Repeal licensing of hucksters

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0113.001.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3519)
2. **HB0113001CWS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10371)
3. **HB0113_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3520)
4. **HB0113_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3521)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **8–42** (fail) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Kmetz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T19:57:05+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:51:49+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-23T17:17:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-23T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-21T23:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-16T19:01:53+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T19:01:09+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T18:07:22+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-07T22:33:38+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-06T21:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:56:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:55:02+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-23T21:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-23T21:30:49+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T20:21:38+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T18:46:15+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T18:40:22+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-13T20:53:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-13T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-12T20:33:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-10T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-04T00:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-03T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:08:48+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-21T16:29:15+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T23:46:17+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-13T19:38:55+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T17:13:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-28T21:43:56+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T15:49:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T15:49:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-23T21:27:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-23T16:47:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-21T19:34:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-21T18:28:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-08T15:14:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-08-24T19:24:32+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/931bca51-dcae-4663-9654-24a3dd771983`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).