---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise housing laws related to emotional support animals"
description: "Revise housing laws related to emotional support animals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 703"
citation: "Montana HB 703 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Housing", "Landlord and Tenant", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-10T22:34:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:59:41+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/26f2ac70-87c4-4505-91b1-ebee88b64a63"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1067"
source_hash: "3d8554246b17eb6b9b387424313c311de75a0d59f4eedccae8be5c7be4626681"
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 703 (2023) — Revise housing laws related to emotional support animals

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0703_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10461)
2. **HB0703_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10460)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:59:41+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T14:43:00+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`
- **2023-04-19T14:42:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-15T01:04:36+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:43:50+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:10:23+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T16:16:48+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-06T20:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-29T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T22:39:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:14:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T17:21:10+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T04:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-24T23:34:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T14:00:25+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:34+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:48:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T17:06:07+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T02:54:56+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T16:32:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:24:55+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T00:25:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T00:25:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T23:15:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T23:03:04+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T18:24:40+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T18:24:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T16:38:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T03:11:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-16T18:14:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T18:07:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-09T20:21:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T22:34:05+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/26f2ac70-87c4-4505-91b1-ebee88b64a63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).