republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-202.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise the Montana Local Food Choice Act"
description: "Generally revise the Montana Local Food Choice Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 202"
citation: "Montana SB 202 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 44
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-09-14T16:38:58+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:41:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc0d1909-6689-49a6-8b04-b44266bb4648"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0307"
source_hash: "a1c05ee781211783f8bc332b2f9b65156ce5b0b3edd11394d867c5f4fb6588c8"
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 202 (2023) — Generally revise the Montana Local Food Choice Act

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0202.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12190)
2. **SB0202.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5081)
3. **SB0202.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5080)
4. **SB0202_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5010)
5. **SB0202_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5009)
6. **SB202.1.1-emails.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5079)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **76–24** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **35–65** (fail) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **69–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:41:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T16:17:00+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`
- **2023-04-17T17:57:24+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T17:57:23+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:11:42+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:03+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:40:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:16:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T21:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:29:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:36:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-17T20:17:10+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-17T19:48:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08T21:48:42+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-07T22:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-07T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-06T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-06T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-02T20:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-01T22:51:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T17:46:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T17:31:51+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20T20:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20T00:43:13+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-19T22:43:21+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-16T23:04:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-16T23:04:54+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-16T22:50:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-16T19:18:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-13T22:04:53+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T22:04:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-13T17:49:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-12T21:50:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-11T19:29:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-11T18:21:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-14T16:38:58+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/fc0d1909-6689-49a6-8b04-b44266bb4648`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).