republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/hb-8.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Renewable resource bonds and loans"
description: "Renewable resource bonds and loans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 8"
citation: "Montana HB 8 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal", "Dams (same as: Water)", "Debt", "Creation of State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 62
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-07-14T16:07:14+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T18:32:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7f370998-bdff-46ad-ae3a-c2bc326b373d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0008"
source_hash: "325bd99f8e420d094edb4986634e97b8c72ffb6bf9de8a891285e80009d1288c"
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 8 (2023) — Renewable resource bonds and loans

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0008.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2972)
2. **HB0008.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2973)
3. **HB0008.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2974)
4. **HB0008.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2975)
5. **HB0008.001.005_combo_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2976)
6. **HB0008.001.005_combo_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2977)
7. **HB0008.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2978)
8. **HB0008.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2979)
9. **HB0008_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2983)
10. **HB0008_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2984)
11. **HB0008_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2985)
12. **HB0008_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2986)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Failed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process — **27–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Passed — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Concurred — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Concurred — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T18:32:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-22T17:58:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12T17:30:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T23:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-11T20:43:24+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-11T20:42:55+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T20:31:09+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-03T02:49:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-03T00:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T23:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T20:15:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T15:15:04+00:00** (S) Returned to House with Amendments
- **2023-05-02T00:07:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-29T16:19:00+00:00** (S) Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Failed `failure, failure, reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T20:56:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-27T19:53:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T17:35:39+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-26T22:33:19+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-25T19:35:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-25T17:00:41+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-21T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-31T23:27:22+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-31T20:17:28+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-31T13:39:10+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31T01:29:31+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-03-30T21:38:13+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2023-03-30T20:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-30T16:11:38+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-29T20:16:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T14:50:09+00:00** (H) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-03-27T19:35:20+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-25T15:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T14:00:19+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-01T16:22:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T15:34:23+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-25T21:29:00+00:00** (H) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-01-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T15:09:10+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-02T20:19:35+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-02T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-02T18:27:09+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-20T19:18:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-14T15:35:03+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-14T01:05:17+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-12T20:23:35+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2022-12-12T20:23:34+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-02T22:25:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-01T22:19:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-01T21:18:46+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-01T21:18:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-01T20:38:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-01T00:11:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-28T23:49:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-28T17:49:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-07-14T16:07:14+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/7f370998-bdff-46ad-ae3a-c2bc326b373d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).