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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Reimburse counties for actual witness costs"
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description: "Reimburse counties for actual witness costs"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 229"
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citation: "Montana SB 229 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
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version_count: 14
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action_count: 68
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vote_count: 11
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first_action: "2022-10-27T19:46:45+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-05-22T21:16:18+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8fcb699-0832-43b4-966e-f9a4ee649faf"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0880"
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source_hash: "f10bcbe890138c516dce2ad9d59ae03a7c6fb5f323268260093e2d6c8aa9fb06"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 229 (2023) — Reimburse counties for actual witness costs
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB0229.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5254)
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2. **SB0229.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5255)
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3. **SB0229.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5256)
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4. **SB0229.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5250)
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5. **SB0229.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5251)
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6. **SB0229.003.003_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5252)
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7. **SB0229.003.003_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5253)
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8. **SB0229001SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5215)
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9. **SB0229002SCS19618.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5214)
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10. **SB0229_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5179)
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11. **SB0229_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5180)
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12. **SB0229_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5178)
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13. **SB0229_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5181)
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14. **SB0229_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5182)
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## Votes
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- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **95–3** (pass) · lower
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- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–1** (pass) · upper
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- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **95–5** (pass) · lower
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- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **14–5** (pass) · lower
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- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · upper
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- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
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- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **36–14** (pass) · upper
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- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **91–9** (pass) · lower
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- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **40–10** (pass) · upper
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- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Barry Usher — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-05-22T21:16:18+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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- **2023-05-19T18:38:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2023-05-05T21:30:42+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-05T20:59:59+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2023-05-02T22:17:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2023-05-02T21:24:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-05-02T17:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-20T14:06:25+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2023-04-19T19:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-18T19:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-17T21:53:16+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2023-04-17T21:53:07+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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- **2023-04-17T21:52:58+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2023-04-14T20:52:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-04-14T20:24:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
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- **2023-04-14T16:04:51+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2023-04-13T21:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
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- **2023-04-04T22:03:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04T21:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-03-21T20:03:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
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- **2023-03-21T19:22:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
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- **2023-03-14T19:33:52+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-14T01:03:25+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-27T22:47:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2023-02-24T22:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-02-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-02-22T19:59:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-21T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-16T22:00:47+00:00** (S) Hearing
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- **2023-02-13T21:33:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-13T20:39:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-02-09T22:58:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
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- **2023-02-09T20:08:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-08T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-07T21:34:55+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
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- **2023-02-07T15:36:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
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- **2023-02-06T15:36:36+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
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- **2023-02-03T20:15:38+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
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- **2023-02-03T20:15:28+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2023-02-03T16:00:14+00:00** (S) Hearing
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- **2023-01-27T20:32:22+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-27T16:30:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-27T16:23:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2023-01-26T21:51:24+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2023-01-26T19:44:55+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2023-01-26T16:41:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2023-01-26T15:21:00+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
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- **2023-01-26T15:20:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2023-01-25T20:45:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
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- **2023-01-25T19:14:25+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
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- **2023-01-25T18:04:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2023-01-25T18:04:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2023-01-25T14:55:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2023-01-11T02:25:08+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2023-01-10T14:47:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
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- **2023-01-09T21:54:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2023-01-09T21:53:55+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
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- **2023-01-09T15:51:32+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2022-10-27T19:46:45+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`
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## Source
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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).
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