---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide funding for behavioral health system for future generations"
description: "Provide funding for behavioral health system for future generations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 872"
citation: "Montana HB 872 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Institutions (see also: Dev. Dis.", "Persons With; Mental Illness)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Keenan"]
version_count: 31
action_count: 70
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-12-08T23:37:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T19:49:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa7de07b-0cee-47d9-be27-50c269140b04"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC3480"
source_hash: "b1b043f9eeeb20aac7b6a4fd7b94d4d61f825c060e80f85a7a8ca83a5e2aa9b8"
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 872 (2023) — Provide funding for behavioral health system for future generations

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0872.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20164)
2. **HB0872.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20150)
3. **HB0872.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20172)
4. **HB0872.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20160)
5. **HB0872.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20155)
6. **HB0872.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20162)
7. **HB0872.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20159)
8. **HB0872.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20166)
9. **HB0872.001.011_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20169)
10. **HB0872.001.011_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20154)
11. **HB0872.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20148)
12. **HB0872.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20168)
13. **HB0872.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20147)
14. **HB0872.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20149)
15. **HB0872.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20157)
16. **HB0872.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20156)
17. **HB0872.003.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20167)
18. **HB0872.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20152)
19. **HB0872.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20165)
20. **HB0872.003.006.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20158)
21. **HB0872.003.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20153)
22. **HB0872.003.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20161)
23. **HB0872001SCH.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20151)
24. **HB0872001SCH13870.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20171)
25. **HB0872001SCH18803.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20170)
26. **HB0872001SCH20735.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20163)
27. **HB0872_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20178)
28. **HB0872_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20176)
29. **HB0872_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20179)
30. **HB0872_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20177)
31. **HB0872_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20180)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **59–41** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **22–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- (H) Motion Carried — **90–8** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **56–40** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Keenan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T19:49:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T22:17:21+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T22:17:20+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T15:03:00+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:20:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T19:54:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T19:52:00+00:00** (H) Motion Carried
- **2023-05-01T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T18:27:45+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T22:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-21T21:51:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-21T13:40:43+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-20T21:00:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-20T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-20T17:29:12+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-20T17:29:03+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-19T21:29:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T13:04:06+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-18T19:41:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-18T02:44:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-07T18:56:44+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-06T17:11:27+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-06T14:58:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-05T23:03:11+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05T22:40:34+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-04T20:46:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-04-04T20:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T21:11:08+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-03T19:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:33:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-31T16:38:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-30T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-29T20:38:31+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-29T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T22:29:15+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-28T12:59:08+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-27T23:07:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-24T13:49:03+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-22T21:22:57+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:12:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21T22:57:43+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-21T22:36:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-21T22:35:44+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-21T22:35:43+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-21T17:47:57+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-21T17:01:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-21T16:37:57+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-21T16:37:53+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-21T15:31:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-21T14:58:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-20T23:01:56+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T23:01:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-20T20:29:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-20T15:44:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-15T16:52:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-15T02:14:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-21T20:33:30+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-03T00:21:13+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-08T23:37:13+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/aa7de07b-0cee-47d9-be27-50c269140b04`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).