---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for alternative fuel taxation"
description: "Provide for alternative fuel taxation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 823"
citation: "Montana HB 823 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Revenue", "State", "Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Fuels"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Denley Loge"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T21:39:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:06:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aca7ef50-0077-468f-a8ea-6a26c311616e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2489"
source_hash: "c05796d243fa8292a476e7499e5162014dbd5a66d5d97b5e840db2b6dd000100"
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 823 (2023) — Provide for alternative fuel taxation

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0823.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11412)
2. **HB0823.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11413)
3. **HB0823001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11411)
4. **HB0823_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11416)
5. **HB0823_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11415)
6. **HB0823_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=11417)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **11–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Denley Loge — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:06:04+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T16:24:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-27T16:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T17:55:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-24T20:46:31+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24T20:46:30+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:14:22+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T15:41:29+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-19T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T20:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-30T20:04:54+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30T12:17:50+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T00:08:18+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-29T21:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T20:43:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T20:22:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-20T19:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-19T20:11:23+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-17T21:00:01+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-16T14:51:42+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-15T20:05:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T18:58:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-15T17:54:26+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-15T14:10:47+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13T20:19:48+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-11T13:10:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-11T01:49:14+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-11T01:49:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-10T17:37:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-09T20:24:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-09T16:39:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-03T18:08:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-02T23:03:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-02T22:39:26+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-02T22:39:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-02T18:11:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-02T17:30:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-01T17:24:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-20T17:07:35+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-20T16:45:02+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2023-02-16T18:09:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-10T16:12:56+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2023-02-06T20:55:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-03T21:39:01+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/aca7ef50-0077-468f-a8ea-6a26c311616e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).