---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise economic development laws"
description: "Generally revise economic development laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 881"
citation: "Montana HB 881 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development", "Money Transfer", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation--Coal (see also: Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 72
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-23T16:07:26+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:50:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/967f5591-ccdb-4d1b-a096-2637cc20c480"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4266"
source_hash: "9d3e5d9ee742a629e152329f70ad983ef1f3f34ec0528d8dd2027d0ea5283fc3"
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 881 (2023) — Generally revise economic development laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0881.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=105)
2. **HB0881.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=110)
3. **HB0881.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=106)
4. **HB0881.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=101)
5. **HB0881.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=103)
6. **HB0881.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=102)
7. **HB0881.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=107)
8. **HB0881.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=104)
9. **HB0881.002.004_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=109)
10. **HB0881.002.004_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=108)
11. **HB0881_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=151)
12. **HB0881_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=150)
13. **HB0881_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=152)
14. **HB0881_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=149)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **18–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **12–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **74–26** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **87–10** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **91–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:50:03+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:28:40+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`
- **2023-05-03T20:49:21+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-03T20:49:20+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T00:05:48+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T22:41:38+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-25T19:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T18:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-21T13:40:29+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-20T17:29:23+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-20T14:00:11+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-19T22:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-19T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T19:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T13:41:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-17T19:17:43+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T16:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-11T23:30:02+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-07T15:45:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-06T23:36:24+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-05T22:53:27+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:35+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T23:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T21:12:57+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-03T14:38:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-01T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T20:29:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T00:47:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T20:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T20:57:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-29T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T21:13:38+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-27T23:08:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-27T02:54:28+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-22T21:24:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T19:08:42+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-22T18:58:49+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22T18:40:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-22T18:38:15+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-22T18:38:14+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-21T17:45:32+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-20T16:03:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-20T13:41:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-20T13:41:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-18T19:20:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-18T15:23:12+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-18T01:21:05+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-18T01:21:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-17T21:52:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-17T20:10:51+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-15T20:49:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-11T17:03:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-09T18:25:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-09T15:24:20+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-23T18:13:54+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-23T16:07:26+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/967f5591-ccdb-4d1b-a096-2637cc20c480`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).