---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise probation/parole supervision laws"
description: "Revise probation/parole supervision laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 689"
citation: "Montana HB 689 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-11T20:00:26+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-19T17:13:12+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91af46bd-7dfc-434a-87f8-3084999d3bcd"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3745"
source_hash: "450128a55a50170740cc53640b8310256d6faf03761c123a5afde127469af977"
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 689 (2023) — Revise probation/parole supervision laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0689.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9870)
2. **HB0689.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9871)
3. **HB0689001SCH17704.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11167)
4. **HB0689_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9875)
5. **HB0689_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9874)
6. **HB0689_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9873)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **51–48** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **70–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **70–29** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-19T17:13:12+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-18T23:34:17+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`
- **2023-05-01T17:10:07+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T17:10:06+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T21:19:04+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`
- **2023-04-12T21:48:22+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-11T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:50:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-31T17:14:18+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T18:18:33+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-22T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T19:24:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-16T18:03:28+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-16T14:52:56+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-13T19:46:49+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T20:49:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-10T00:13:21+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:09+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:04:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:28+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:26+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:45:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T16:55:46+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T02:38:08+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:15:44+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-20T18:27:41+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T15:56:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-20T15:56:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T23:27:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T22:00:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-19T17:21:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-19T17:21:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-19T17:05:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T02:49:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T01:02:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T00:39:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-10T19:27:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-09T23:17:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-11T20:00:26+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/91af46bd-7dfc-434a-87f8-3084999d3bcd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).