republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-3.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supplemental Appropriations Bill"
description: "Supplemental Appropriations Bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 3"
citation: "Montana HB 3 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Llew Jones"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-14T15:43:33+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T17:10:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/da4b2484-d53a-4270-a0c0-96ea3ff1ae18"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0003"
source_hash: "133e2aea55f42cb42fc82777bd9b17c60fdd0965b769561779c6a1a71576e697"
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 3 (2023) — Supplemental Appropriations Bill

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0003.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23824)
2. **HB0003.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23773)
3. **HB0003.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23834)
4. **HB0003.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23757)
5. **HB0003.001.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23837)
6. **HB0003.001.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23819)
7. **HB0003.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23777)
8. **HB0003.001.009_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23735)
9. **HB0003_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=169)
10. **HB0003_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=170)
11. **HB0003_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=171)
12. **HB003.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=23816)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Llew Jones — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16T17:10:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-15T20:56:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-14T21:50:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-14T21:10:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-11T16:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-10T16:59:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-03-10T16:59:44+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-02T14:27:47+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-02T02:06:06+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-28T22:28:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:59:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-21T20:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-16T22:00:03+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-02-16T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T23:43:47+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-10T20:13:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-10T14:56:50+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-09T22:01:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T20:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-03T21:17:17+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-03T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T22:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T21:09:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-03T22:00:36+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-03T15:40:56+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T20:16:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T18:49:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T15:32:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T20:20:10+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-18T18:06:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-18T16:50:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-18T15:09:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-18T15:09:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-17T19:57:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-17T16:03:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T20:31:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-16T20:17:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-07-14T15:43:33+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/da4b2484-d53a-4270-a0c0-96ea3ff1ae18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).