---
type: "Bill"
title: "Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion"
description: "Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 721"
citation: "Montana HB 721 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-05T21:48:10+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T20:24:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1803d934-c590-45d4-888f-11d298deb5c1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3239"
source_hash: "759995588571d15ec067e08c64d57aecb1614c4fd9f461125288e97568957937"
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 721 (2023) — Restrict unborn child from dismemberment abortion

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0721.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=57128)
2. **HB0721_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10553)
3. **HB0721_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10554)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **68–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-16T20:24:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-16T19:18:53+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-17T17:18:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:18:12+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T20:11:50+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T15:01:29+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-07T20:50:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:47:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:49:48+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:27+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:23+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:08:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T22:55:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T00:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:10:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:31:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T21:53:21+00:00** (C) Legal Review Note
- **2023-02-21T21:31:48+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T21:12:26+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T22:37:59+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T22:38:37+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T18:18:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T18:18:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T15:11:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T00:41:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-18T00:39:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-18T00:39:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-18T00:25:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-18T00:13:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T23:12:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-17T21:54:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T20:07:03+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-02-05T19:29:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-04T20:20:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-24T18:53:59+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-16T22:13:56+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-05T21:48:10+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/1803d934-c590-45d4-888f-11d298deb5c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).