republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-427.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise military affairs laws regarding worker's compensation"
description: "Revise military affairs laws regarding worker's compensation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 427"
citation: "Montana HB 427 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military Affairs", "Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Scot Kerns"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-29T21:57:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-26T19:35:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ed5c259-30f3-4ade-b2f7-16b682e2ac34"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1684"
source_hash: "e25395927ac1eea656cd729acca3f6fd52e5374ad60885578a8a567a6ca1636e"
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 HB 427 (2023) — Revise military affairs laws regarding worker's compensation

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0427.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12517)
2. **HB0427.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12519)
3. **HB0427.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12524)
4. **HB0427001SCH18720.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12518)
5. **HB0427_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12522)
6. **HB0427_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12523)
7. **HB0427_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12521)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Scot Kerns — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-26T19:35:48+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T00:41:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:40:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-20T17:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T13:18:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-14T14:28:19+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-14T14:28:18+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T22:51:02+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T21:16:39+00:00** (S) Returned to House
- **2023-04-05T20:04:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:37:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-30T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-13T19:32:33+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T17:28:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-01T00:10:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-02-28T23:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T21:33:32+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T20:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T15:36:16+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-14T16:00:31+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T15:05:20+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-14T15:04:37+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-14T14:21:14+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-08T20:09:26+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-08T18:18:04+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T14:53:49+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-07T01:21:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T01:19:53+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T01:19:52+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-06T18:38:06+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-03T20:23:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T15:06:48+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T15:06:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T00:46:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-03T00:37:38+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-02T17:35:39+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-02T17:35:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T15:41:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T03:34:04+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-30T17:40:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-30T16:26:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-29T03:00:40+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-29T21:57:15+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/6ed5c259-30f3-4ade-b2f7-16b682e2ac34`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).