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type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit use of public funds for abortion and exceptions"
description: "Prohibit use of public funds for abortion and exceptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 862"
citation: "Montana HB 862 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Abortion", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 69
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T23:29:54+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-16T20:25:17+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fec66a39-c0e2-4afa-8fd5-a31ed37a23d4"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2623"
source_hash: "b684cdf88ab4393a357f754b4ac93e4f263ddcf1c14026131cca7dfc65d92e3a"
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 862 (2023) — Prohibit use of public funds for abortion and exceptions
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0862.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20060)
2. **HB0862.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20061)
3. **HB0862.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20062)
4. **HB0862_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20064)
5. **HB0862_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=20065)
## Votes
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **6832** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **63** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **445** (fail) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **3119** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **136** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **6631** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **126** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **3019** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-16T20:25:17+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-16T19:20:38+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-05T19:20:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-04T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-01T23:19:24+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-01T23:19:23+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-27T13:53:57+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-26T22:41:36+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-25T19:22:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-25T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T18:50:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T22:30:01+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-19T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-19T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19T19:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:51:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T14:49:37+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-13T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-12T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-03T17:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-04-03T14:53:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03T13:53:48+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-31T19:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T19:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T21:06:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-23T22:53:53+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-23T18:59:55+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-23T17:41:21+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-22T21:17:27+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:10:15+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T20:01:45+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-20T17:38:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-20T17:36:09+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-03-20T17:36:08+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-03-20T16:27:12+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-15T16:51:33+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-15T15:24:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-03-15T15:24:51+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-03-15T14:55:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-03-15T14:49:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-03-15T14:42:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-03-15T14:42:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-03-15T02:59:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-03-15T02:12:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-03-14T23:14:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-03-14T22:52:06+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-03-14T22:19:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-03-14T22:11:35+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2023-02-01T16:30:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-01T16:29:59+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T22:36:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-31T21:52:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T21:08:43+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T21:08:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-30T15:58:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-28T23:35:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-25T19:50:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-24T20:59:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-24T17:53:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-24T17:44:25+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-04T17:58:12+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T23:29:54+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/fec66a39-c0e2-4afa-8fd5-a31ed37a23d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).