republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-282.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise rental laws"
description: "Generally revise rental laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 282"
citation: "Montana HB 282 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Galloway"]
version_count: 13
action_count: 63
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2022-11-18T14:51:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:38:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e27883be-af70-4940-8a08-3a1756500da0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1315"
source_hash: "a3c81edc39ab59d3cf3156074f83b9484016a4c2a3469c713d3fc3835e315f6c"
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 282 (2023) — Generally revise rental laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0282.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6340)
2. **HB0282.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6343)
3. **HB0282.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6338)
4. **HB0282.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6339)
5. **HB0282.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6342)
6. **HB0282.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6341)
7. **HB0282.003.002(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6345)
8. **HB0282.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6344)
9. **HB0282_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6351)
10. **HB0282_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6350)
11. **HB0282_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6349)
12. **HB0282_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6348)
13. **HB0282_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6347)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **62–37** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **60–40** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred — **53–47** (pass) · lower
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **4–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steven Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:38:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:19:00+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`
- **2023-05-09T19:37:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-09T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:56:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T18:05:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T22:00:02+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T22:00:01+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-27T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-25T21:18:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-25T00:15:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-18T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T15:25:17+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-12T19:47:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T20:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-06T18:59:37+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-22T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T16:54:56+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T20:13:27+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T14:56:58+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-09T22:03:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T20:20:06+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T21:14:39+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T20:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T18:10:36+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T23:55:35+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-25T14:25:39+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-25T01:12:18+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-24T21:07:03+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-24T15:00:48+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-20T20:11:47+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T18:38:24+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T00:27:41+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-18T20:31:59+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-18T20:30:34+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-17T18:53:42+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-16T18:59:15+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T17:22:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T17:22:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T12:36:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-16T02:43:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-15T17:17:23+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-15T17:17:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-13T23:48:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T17:25:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T15:02:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-09T20:36:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-04T15:54:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-18T21:44:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-18T14:51:15+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/e27883be-af70-4940-8a08-3a1756500da0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).