---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 157"
citation: "Montana HB 157 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wayne Rusk"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:47:53+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-06T20:05:01+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ecf505a-e7a1-43ae-88dd-93d06e9002c7"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0426"
source_hash: "8f259fa35c2afac296eafd3f40f28312027a0f5d6b169a694f933b7bf8e05bb2"
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 157 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0157_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4122)
2. **HB0157_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4121)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wayne Rusk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-06T20:05:01+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-02T21:54:59+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`
- **2023-02-16T18:46:40+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-16T18:45:54+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T22:40:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-08T21:48:30+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-07T22:15:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T22:28:47+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-24T15:30:41+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:11:52+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T17:52:57+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T17:49:38+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-16T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:55:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T20:13:14+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T21:24:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:25:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:25:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T20:11:06+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-15T19:14:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T17:50:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-11T22:42:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-11T22:42:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-10T20:38:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-07T20:56:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-04T19:44:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-04T16:24:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-02T17:23:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:47:53+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/8ecf505a-e7a1-43ae-88dd-93d06e9002c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).