---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws alcohol laws related to special permits"
description: "Generally revise laws alcohol laws related to special permits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 578"
citation: "Montana HB 578 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tony Brockman"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T20:27:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T18:09:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab542ae8-d617-4d5b-8592-67537c0cc252"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3210"
source_hash: "16391ee5d7f1da651efcef404f51f43ba144e6ffd99c1f9aa41e94c9f2675d94"
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 578 (2023) — Generally revise laws alcohol laws related to special permits

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0578_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9040)
2. **HB0578_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9042)
3. **HB0578_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9041)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **93–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Tony Brockman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T18:09:33+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T15:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T15:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T14:54:48+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:54:47+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:08:49+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T16:16:35+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-06T20:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-20T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T15:09:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:54+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:19:42+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T18:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-25T22:48:19+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-24T23:27:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T18:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T15:00:38+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T23:43:37+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-16T20:36:37+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T17:53:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T05:07:06+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T01:39:42+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T23:59:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T00:38:13+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T20:32:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T20:31:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T20:31:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T20:31:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T13:15:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T02:04:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T19:32:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T19:32:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T15:30:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-10T03:11:50+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T16:13:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T00:50:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-05T20:27:13+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/ab542ae8-d617-4d5b-8592-67537c0cc252`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).