republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-6.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Renewable resource grants"
description: "Renewable resource grants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6"
citation: "Montana HB 6 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Dams (same as: Water)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-07-14T16:00:12+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:31:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b21f2279-c773-4445-81c7-ef993225866c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0006"
source_hash: "4d2a035e7b83c163d67660c1740246009d30190b5341a808c56f09e8548b2d6f"
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 6 (2023) — Renewable resource grants

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0006.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2950)
2. **HB0006.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2951)
3. **HB0006.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2952)
4. **HB0006.001.006_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2953)
5. **HB0006.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2954)
6. **HB0006.001.008_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2955)
7. **HB0006.001.008_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2956)
8. **HB0006.001.008_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2957)
9. **HB0006.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2958)
10. **HB0006.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2959)
11. **HB0006_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2960)
12. **HB0006_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2961)
13. **HB0006_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2962)
14. **HB0006_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2963)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **22–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:31:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T20:13:46+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T18:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T17:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T21:34:05+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-04T21:34:04+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:31:05+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:42:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-29T00:26:08+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-04-28T19:40:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:52:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-25T20:32:30+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-25T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T20:17:26+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-31T13:38:57+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30T21:38:08+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-30T20:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T20:10:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:31:02+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-25T15:01:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T14:00:56+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T17:06:44+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-01T16:21:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-25T21:27:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-20T15:00:47+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-19T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T20:19:15+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-20T19:18:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T15:34:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-12T20:22:03+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-11-29T16:59:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-29T16:55:31+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-28T22:57:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T22:57:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-26T18:38:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-25T19:29:22+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-21T20:49:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-21T19:10:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-07-14T16:00:12+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/b21f2279-c773-4445-81c7-ef993225866c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).