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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units"
description: "Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 246"
citation: "Montana HB 246 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scot Kerns"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-29T21:23:16+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-19T22:05:43+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/612a6a86-ff71-4df9-87e1-63d14dce3d1d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1669"
source_hash: "933cd2bcb299e0f009398a8ad323340c976b00367bf1fdedb77244fe6c6f4dd8"
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 246 (2023) — Allow for the zoning of tiny dwelling units
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0246.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6024)
2. **HB0246_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6026)
3. **HB0246_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6025)
4. **HB0246_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6027)
## Votes
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **500** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **945** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **160** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **90** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **500** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **952** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Scot Kerns — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-19T22:05:43+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-19T17:50:00+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`
- **2023-04-05T16:12:49+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T16:12:21+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T22:26:13+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-29T20:35:48+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-03-28T21:35:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-27T19:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T17:05:47+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T21:57:21+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-14T20:40:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T21:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-10T20:41:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-10T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-07T20:39:28+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-07T20:11:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-03T00:43:20+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T02:09:24+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-26T22:00:41+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T20:18:23+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T18:26:21+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T17:26:26+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T00:04:41+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-11T00:48:01+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T20:00:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T19:59:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T18:40:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T14:12:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-09T20:05:32+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-09T20:05:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-09T18:00:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-07T22:30:09+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-07T16:48:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-03T17:16:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-29T21:23:16+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/612a6a86-ff71-4df9-87e1-63d14dce3d1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).