---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal Livestock Crimestoppers Act"
description: "Repeal Livestock Crimestoppers Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 159"
citation: "Montana HB 159 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:36:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:45:35+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f19e8d0a-565f-43c8-b944-6a207292860d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0382"
source_hash: "ec1e94638f86e04c8a7a6a12d0f65faf683ce2fe3ad4834bbc4e62c52e8bb138"
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 159 (2023) — Repeal Livestock Crimestoppers Act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0159_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4130)
2. **HB0159_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4131)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:45:35+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:39:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T17:03:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-06T19:18:04+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T19:16:15+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T23:01:46+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T21:31:35+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-03T16:54:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:03:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T19:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T18:22:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-23T20:37:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-23T16:36:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-22T21:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-21T20:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-17T20:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T22:00:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T16:53:31+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-04T15:15:45+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-03T19:28:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-02T21:25:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T18:22:34+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-22T00:25:27+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T22:10:30+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-21T20:25:30+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T20:13:15+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-15T20:13:14+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-18T21:49:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-18T17:10:18+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-17T21:39:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-17T21:39:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-17T19:41:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-16T17:07:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-15T22:10:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-15T20:34:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-07T18:46:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:36:56+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/f19e8d0a-565f-43c8-b944-6a207292860d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).