---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise service contract laws related to motor vehicles and theft"
description: "Revise service contract laws related to motor vehicles and theft"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 668"
citation: "Montana HB 668 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts (see also: Public Contracts)", "Insurance", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-29T13:46:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:09:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4db9eb2d-625b-4eb8-bfb7-30831054f6b6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4333"
source_hash: "1cd1c875200c0ef627308ef4f985b4199ffe339bd415e848a6b8b4b9e688a41b"
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 668 (2023) — Revise service contract laws related to motor vehicles and theft

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0668.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9732)
2. **HB0668.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9731)
3. **HB0668001SCH17697.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11148)
4. **HB0668_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9735)
5. **HB0668_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9733)
6. **HB0668_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9734)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ross Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:09:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:23:35+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08T16:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T17:08:23+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T17:08:07+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:17:29+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T19:42:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T20:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T22:10:59+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-15T01:48:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-07T19:31:43+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-06T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T14:42:46+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T23:06:45+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:18+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:01+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T17:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:32+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:29:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T17:56:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T17:20:18+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-17T14:52:48+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-16T19:39:14+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-15T23:32:47+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-15T23:32:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-15T20:36:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-15T20:17:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-15T17:59:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T17:59:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-15T01:28:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-10T17:45:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T16:30:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T01:02:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-29T13:46:39+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/4db9eb2d-625b-4eb8-bfb7-30831054f6b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).