republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-41.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws to expand incumbent worker training eligibility and awards"
description: "Revise laws to expand incumbent worker training eligibility and awards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 41"
citation: "Montana HB 41 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["James Bergstrom"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-19T13:51:16+00:00"
last_action: "2023-03-16T21:13:21+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33b370e8-c9b8-4654-ad47-9f0c43593c38"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0397"
source_hash: "7da93b7a54e6b6f2dd041ab4875e24fbf4230bd5196d56a0cfc3201e6948265b"
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 41 (2023) — Revise laws to expand incumbent worker training eligibility and awards

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0041.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2852)
2. **HB0041.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2853)
3. **HB0041_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2856)
4. **HB0041_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2857)
5. **HB0041_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2858)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **89–9** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- James Bergstrom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-16T21:13:21+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-03-16T20:56:42+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`
- **2023-03-08T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:42:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-27T22:42:01+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-13T16:42:57+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-10T22:11:57+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-02-09T21:41:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-08T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-27T21:05:31+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-27T15:30:49+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-24T14:47:20+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-23T18:33:04+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-23T17:39:44+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T22:12:34+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-20T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T22:01:26+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-01-19T21:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-18T20:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-18T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-16T14:39:00+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-12T23:11:19+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-12T20:52:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T20:17:27+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-12T15:17:30+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T15:30:42+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:12:07+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-03T17:53:50+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-02T20:25:46+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T18:31:58+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-20T15:04:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-13T20:02:22+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T19:14:33+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-07T23:24:33+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-07T23:24:32+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-29T17:08:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:20:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T19:20:47+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T19:20:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-23T22:31:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-18T21:13:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-16T20:59:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-16T17:14:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-15T20:06:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-19T13:51:16+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/33b370e8-c9b8-4654-ad47-9f0c43593c38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).