---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise TRO standard for suits against the state and subdivisions of government"
description: "Revise TRO standard for suits against the state and subdivisions of government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 695"
citation: "Montana HB 695 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-01T21:41:33+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T16:00:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0a269f2-7032-49db-9249-83ca5a76ff5e"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0923"
source_hash: "9c8761e1a142a0fc1cd6adfb523e64049a78521f850b4a542f4919f0d078293b"
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 695 (2023) — Revise TRO standard for suits against the state and subdivisions of government

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0695_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9907)
2. **HB0695_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9906)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **73–25** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bill Mercer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T16:00:16+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T14:45:00+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`
- **2023-04-19T14:45:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-13T22:56:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T22:56:46+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T22:52:16+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T21:16:49+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-05T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+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
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-17T14:54:03+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-13T19:48:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10T00:13:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03T21:35:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-03T17:05:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T22:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T00:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:42:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:47:22+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-21T16:46:54+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-21T02:46:12+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:19:04+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-18T23:38:40+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T21:52:36+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-18T21:52:33+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-18T21:00:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-18T20:49:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-17T16:34:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-17T16:34:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-17T12:59:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-16T17:49:46+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-13T20:04:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-12T22:08:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-12T20:11:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-12T03:29:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-01T21:41:33+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/f0a269f2-7032-49db-9249-83ca5a76ff5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).