---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the definition of the governing body of a local health board"
description: "Revise the definition of the governing body of a local health board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 215"
citation: "Montana HB 215 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Officers (see also: Local Government)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-20T17:59:44+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T17:46:47+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/879408ef-972f-4971-8b56-92cdeba905fa"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1416"
source_hash: "f0495da78b766afb81ffbe1081ab1ad720b08ba8623b0419ebcf5637cc84529b"
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 215 (2023) — Revise the definition of the governing body of a local health board

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0215_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5630)
2. **HB0215_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5628)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T17:46:47+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T22:54:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-22T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T16:29:01+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-20T16:29:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:15:40+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T02:41:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-18T21:57:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T17:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:26:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01T20:21:05+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-01T14:04:47+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-31T22:13:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T01:06:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T22:00:50+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-10T20:14:06+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T20:08:44+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-10T17:59:27+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-09T15:42:06+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-05T16:47:44+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T20:56:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-03T20:56:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-03T20:49:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-03T20:15:06+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-03T17:40:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-03T17:39:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-03T15:57:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-01T21:23:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-01T15:57:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-30T22:31:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-20T17:59:44+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/879408ef-972f-4971-8b56-92cdeba905fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).