republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-152.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise minor subdivision laws"
description: "Revise minor subdivision laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 152"
citation: "Montana SB 152 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest Mandeville"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 53
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-10-17T18:51:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:39:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5538aab-f6b9-4e63-bc30-f0e02a6167e2"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0725"
source_hash: "15376728839bd80f71374a12f7649b2a7931ea83d341af2605518648f43e016b"
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 SB 152 (2023) — Revise minor subdivision laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0152.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4661)
2. **SB0152.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4660)
3. **SB0152.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4663)
4. **SB0152.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4662)
5. **SB0152001SCS16509.slc(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10832)
6. **SB0152001SCS16509.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4652)
7. **SB0152002SCS14415.slc(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10831)
8. **SB0152002SCS14415.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4651)
9. **SB0152_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4634)
10. **SB0152_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4632)
11. **SB0152_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4631)
12. **SB0152_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4633)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **46–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Forrest Mandeville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:39:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:43:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T00:11:44+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T00:11:43+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T23:29:57+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T20:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:37:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T20:38:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T19:26:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T18:43:07+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T23:49:00+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-17T20:17:09+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T19:47:44+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T21:47:44+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-20T20:56:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T21:14:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T21:54:40+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-17T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T16:38:30+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-16T15:39:51+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-13T21:00:40+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T20:19:50+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T19:08:25+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T17:05:05+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-10T22:04:43+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-10T20:34:10+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T22:33:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T19:34:28+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T19:34:08+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-14T22:09:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-14T18:01:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-14T16:40:35+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T16:40:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-13T15:13:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-12T23:50:16+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-22T17:05:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-21T23:38:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-20T17:24:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-17T18:51:49+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/e5538aab-f6b9-4e63-bc30-f0e02a6167e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).