republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-137.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health"
description: "Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 137"
citation: "Montana HB 137 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Professions and Occupations A-D", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Oblander"]
version_count: 18
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:42:25+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:37:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d20b9e6f-7bf4-445e-a01d-5a83c4f36460"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0393"
source_hash: "08de10124d0ee5d4c6754ac585987dade5252d2399494ecd7f5914ba2eb95e3d"
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 137 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to the board of behavioral health

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0137.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3729)
2. **HB0137.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3731)
3. **HB0137.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3728)
4. **HB0137.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3734)
5. **HB0137.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3732)
6. **HB0137.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3735)
7. **HB0137.001.007_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3733)
8. **HB0137.001.007_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3741)
9. **HB0137.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3737)
10. **HB0137.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3739)
11. **HB0137.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3736)
12. **HB0137.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3738)
13. **HB0137.002.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3740)
14. **HB0137.002.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3730)
15. **HB0137_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3746)
16. **HB0137_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3743)
17. **HB0137_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3745)
18. **HB0137_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3744)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Oblander — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:37:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:18:00+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`
- **2023-05-09T22:07:44+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-09T22:07:43+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T23:53:52+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-01T22:17:00+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`
- **2023-04-28T20:35:00+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`
- **2023-04-21T22:09:07+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-20T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T20:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:11:30+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-17T16:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-17T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T19:40:19+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-29T13:09:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-29T13:08:15+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-28T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-20T19:53:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-17T20:03:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-17T13:51:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-12T20:16:38+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-01-12T15:19:24+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-06T15:30:36+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-06T15:25:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-06T15:25:19+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-06T14:30:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T21:15:54+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:20:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T21:59:47+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-21T20:18:30+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T22:43:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-14T22:43:09+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-12T17:27:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-12T15:07:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-09T23:44:57+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-09T23:44:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-09T16:26:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-09T15:58:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-02T19:12:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-02T18:33:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-19T13:42:25+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/d20b9e6f-7bf4-445e-a01d-5a83c4f36460`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).