---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend funding to Coal Board"
description: "Extend funding to Coal Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 188"
citation: "Montana HB 188 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mining and Minerals (see also: Oil and Gas)", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Coal (see also: Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gary Parry"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 73
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-11-17T22:36:20+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T15:28:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59383a75-04bf-4c41-8031-76718faa9d57"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1287"
source_hash: "78c6f53f11a46b13cefe000b9f9bc3912ad78c3ef9283889b55fa17fc05b06ed"
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 188 (2023) — Extend funding to Coal Board

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0188.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4363)
2. **HB0188.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4365)
3. **HB0188.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4364)
4. **HB0188.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4366)
5. **HB0188.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4367)
6. **HB0188_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4372)
7. **HB0188_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4375)
8. **HB0188_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4371)
9. **HB0188_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4374)
10. **HB0188_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4373)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **22–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gary Parry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T15:28:33+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T01:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-20T20:40:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T00:13:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T00:13:50+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-17T15:19:52+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T21:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:31:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T23:40:36+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-03-31T22:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T14:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-27T21:35:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T20:20:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T19:33:01+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-23T14:35:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-23T14:35:25+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-22T19:15:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-22T18:50:23+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-21T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-14T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T16:51:26+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T14:20:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-02T22:01:46+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-02T22:01:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T20:33:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02T17:13:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-01T22:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-28T01:57:27+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T17:11:59+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T20:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T00:50:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T22:00:13+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T21:18:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-13T21:25:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-13T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T19:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T18:27:36+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-12T13:51:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-11T19:30:37+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-11T17:32:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-11T16:00:09+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T21:04:12+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-06T19:08:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T15:13:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-05T15:13:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T15:12:27+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-05T15:12:26+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-03T21:10:46+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-27T22:23:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T20:03:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T20:03:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-16T14:55:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-15T21:34:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-15T19:13:59+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-15T19:13:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-15T16:17:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-14T23:37:11+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-06T22:50:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-05T20:17:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-05T19:29:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-05T19:09:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-17T22:36:20+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/59383a75-04bf-4c41-8031-76718faa9d57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).