republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-144.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to competitive bidding requirements"
description: "Generally revise laws related to competitive bidding requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 144"
citation: "Montana HB 144 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paul Green"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T14:28:08+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T16:41:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/98023bae-b17a-4897-acb0-4c37c95dc3b8"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0416"
source_hash: "6196e436c3bda3772423d201c20ff872eb8bd30792f04a6c1fe1567cb46ba20f"
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 144 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to competitive bidding requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0144.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3788)
2. **HB0144.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3789)
3. **HB0144_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3794)
4. **HB0144_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3792)
5. **HB0144_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3793)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **46–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Paul Green — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-19T16:41:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-18T15:35:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-13T16:45:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-28T20:26:58+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-28T20:26:57+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:54:20+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-20T21:29:07+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-18T14:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-18T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-15T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-14T14:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-13T14:30:29+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-30T20:22:09+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T17:44:04+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T17:42:31+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-27T21:40:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T13:33:18+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-20T22:11:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-20T17:15:33+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-16T15:12:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-11T21:00:05+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-11T20:10:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-10T22:55:06+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T16:00:51+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:19:13+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-04T00:05:05+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-03T22:01:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-02T23:17:37+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T21:18:19+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-22T00:21:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T22:01:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-21T20:21:17+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T22:49:56+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-14T22:49:55+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-18T21:47:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-18T17:32:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-17T17:46:31+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-17T17:46:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-16T22:33:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-10T23:40:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-03T16:14:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-02T17:52:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-25T17:56:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T14:28:08+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/98023bae-b17a-4897-acb0-4c37c95dc3b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).