republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-178.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise cryptocurrency laws"
description: "Generally revise cryptocurrency laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 178"
citation: "Montana SB 178 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Financial Institutions (see also: Credit Transactions)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 57
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-13T18:07:26+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:40:23+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d01ddd1-90fe-4477-ad1e-08ecf4bfa3fe"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1083"
source_hash: "ac40dbb837ab77f966d366218ae9bb943c0e254631096efb4be512974f07143d"
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 178 (2023) — Generally revise cryptocurrency laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0178.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4823)
2. **SB0178.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4822)
3. **SB0178.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4824)
4. **SB0178.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4820)
5. **SB0178.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4826)
6. **SB0178.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4827)
7. **SB0178.002.004.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10382)
8. **SB0178.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4825)
9. **SB0178.002.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4821)
10. **SB0178001SCS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4797)
11. **SB0178002CWS15248.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4798)
12. **SB0178_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4783)
13. **SB0178_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4782)
14. **SB0178_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4781)
15. **SB0178_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4784)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **64–35** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **62–38** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Failed — **46–50** (fail) · lower
- (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process — **64–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:40:23+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T15:52:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T00:51:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T00:51:44+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T16:36:18+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:02:02+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12T20:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T16:07:00+00:00** (H) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:36:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Failed `failure, failure, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T20:40:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T21:08:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:05+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T15:48:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-27T22:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T23:01:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T22:29:56+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-20T20:39:21+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-20T15:41:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-15T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:35:11+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T22:27:32+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-13T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T15:30:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-01T23:47:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-23T18:21:47+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-18T17:54:15+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-17T20:09:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T21:25:27+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-16T21:24:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-16T19:49:56+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-13T17:02:24+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:26:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-12T22:26:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:05:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-12T17:06:08+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-12T00:57:11+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T00:57:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-11T21:00:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T18:13:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-06T21:58:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-06T18:36:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-30T23:36:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-13T18:07:26+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/7d01ddd1-90fe-4477-ad1e-08ecf4bfa3fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).