republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-359.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit minors from attending drag shows"
description: "Prohibit minors from attending drag shows"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 359"
citation: "Montana HB 359 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Libraries", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Braxton Mitchell"]
version_count: 35
action_count: 65
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2022-11-22T17:57:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:43:16+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/558333f4-c700-4e45-a447-92d18ddaa5a5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1471"
source_hash: "710f149925e197ddf6a30c69fcadeb905887f40bcd1bd84dda09e9461f8c80b3"
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 359 (2023) — Prohibit minors from attending drag shows

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0359.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7798)
2. **HB0359.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7804)
3. **HB0359.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7803)
4. **HB0359.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7790)
5. **HB0359.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7800)
6. **HB0359.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7793)
7. **HB0359.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7807)
8. **HB0359.001.007.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7796)
9. **HB0359.001.007_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7808)
10. **HB0359.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7817)
11. **HB0359.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7813)
12. **HB0359.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7816)
13. **HB0359.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7809)
14. **HB0359.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7799)
15. **HB0359.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7794)
16. **HB0359.002.005_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7792)
17. **HB0359.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7801)
18. **HB0359.002.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7805)
19. **HB0359.002.007_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7802)
20. **HB0359.003.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7812)
21. **HB0359.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7795)
22. **HB0359.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7791)
23. **HB0359.003.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7815)
24. **HB0359.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7806)
25. **HB0359.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7797)
26. **HB0359.004.001(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7818)
27. **HB0359.004.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7814)
28. **HB0359.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7810)
29. **HB0359.004.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7811)
30. **HB0359_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7823)
31. **HB0359_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7821)
32. **HB0359_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7824)
33. **HB0359_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7819)
34. **HB0359_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7822)
35. **HB0359_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7820)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **64–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **42–58** (fail) · lower
- (H) Motion Carried — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- (H) Free Conference Committee Report Received — **4–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) Motion Carried — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Free Conference Committee Report Received — **4–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **23–19** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Braxton Mitchell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:43:16+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:22:00+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`
- **2023-05-09T15:01:38+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-09T15:01:37+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-05T20:04:53+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-03T20:56:24+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2023-05-02T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T18:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T18:00:02+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-26T18:00:01+00:00** (S) Free Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-26T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-25T21:21:00+00:00** (S) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-24T23:30:00+00:00** (H) Free Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-24T22:59:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Motion Carried
- **2023-04-19T02:09:00+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T21:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T13:58:06+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-18T00:18:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T00:16:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:54:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T18:45:52+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T20:32:42+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-20T23:53:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T20:31:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-27T18:43:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-24T23:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T21:55:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T21:55:00+00:00** (H) Motion Carried
- **2023-02-23T21:28:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T22:07:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T20:41:52+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-15T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T15:00:39+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-07T21:35:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-31T23:08:34+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-31T16:07:10+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T20:14:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:05:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-28T20:44:39+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T15:06:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T23:54:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-27T22:22:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-27T22:22:36+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-26T19:37:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-20T21:12:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-20T21:07:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-20T21:07:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-19T23:40:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-19T21:58:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-19T20:45:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-16T21:15:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-22T17:57:46+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/558333f4-c700-4e45-a447-92d18ddaa5a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).