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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Reimburse counties for actual witness costs"
description: "Reimburse counties for actual witness costs"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 229"
citation: "Montana SB 229 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 68
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2022-10-27T19:46:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:16:18+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8fcb699-0832-43b4-966e-f9a4ee649faf"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0880"
source_hash: "f10bcbe890138c516dce2ad9d59ae03a7c6fb5f323268260093e2d6c8aa9fb06"
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 229 (2023) — Reimburse counties for actual witness costs
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB0229.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5254)
2. **SB0229.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5255)
3. **SB0229.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5256)
4. **SB0229.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5250)
5. **SB0229.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5251)
6. **SB0229.003.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5252)
7. **SB0229.003.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5253)
8. **SB0229001SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5215)
9. **SB0229002SCS19618.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5214)
10. **SB0229_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5179)
11. **SB0229_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5180)
12. **SB0229_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5178)
13. **SB0229_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5181)
14. **SB0229_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5182)
## Votes
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **110** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **953** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **471** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **955** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **145** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **190** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **464** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **3614** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **919** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **4010** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **190** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Barry Usher — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-05-22T21:16:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:38:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-05T21:30:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T20:59:59+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T22:17:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T21:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T17:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T14:06:25+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-19T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T21:53:16+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-17T21:53:07+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-17T21:52:58+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-14T20:52:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-14T20:24:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T16:04:51+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-13T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-04T22:03:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04T21:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T20:03:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-21T19:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:03:25+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T22:47:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-24T22:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T19:59:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-16T22:00:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T21:33:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T22:58:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-09T20:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-07T21:34:55+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-07T15:36:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-06T15:36:36+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-03T20:15:38+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-03T20:15:28+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-03T16:00:14+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-27T20:32:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-27T16:30:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T16:23:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T21:51:24+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T19:44:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-26T16:41:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T15:21:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-26T15:20:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-25T20:45:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-25T19:14:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-25T18:04:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T18:04:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-25T14:55:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-11T02:25:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T14:47:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-09T21:54:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-09T21:53:55+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-09T15:51:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-10-27T19:46:45+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/a8fcb699-0832-43b4-966e-f9a4ee649faf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).