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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise attorney fee awards"
+description: "Generally revise attorney fee awards"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2025"
+identifier: "SB 39"
+citation: "Montana SB 39 (2025)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil Procedure"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
+version_count: 71
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2024-10-24T20:35:03+00:00"
+last_action: "2025-05-13T19:52:36+00:00"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab8533f2-7e2b-4d22-aee3-11f20f94ebaf"
+source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0613?open_tab=sum"
+source_hash: "aeca88de165c0f380108778fc2e9dac0bf722add5d5ad88cdee1c393c13eac45"
+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 39 (2025) — Generally revise attorney fee awards
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **LC0613.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=266745)
+2. **SB0039.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274059)
+3. **SB0039.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305636)
+4. **SB0039.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305442)
+5. **SB0039.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305637)
+6. **SB0039.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305628)
+7. **SB0039.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307674)
+8. **SB0039.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307675)
+9. **SB0039.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307813)
+10. **SB0039.003.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-not condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307817)
+11. **SB0039_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267807)
+12. **SB0039_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276698)
+13. **SB0039_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267808)
+14. **SB0039_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275097)
+15. **SB0039_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275766)
+16. **SB0039_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275788)
+17. **SB0039_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275790)
+18. **SB0039_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275791)
+19. **SB0039_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275792)
+20. **SB0039_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275793)
+21. **SB0039_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=267806)
+22. **SB0039_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275795)
+23. **SB0039_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306677)
+24. **SB0039_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306678)
+25. **SB0039_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306679)
+26. **SB0039_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306680)
+27. **SB0039_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275796)
+28. **SB0039_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275797)
+29. **SB0039_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275804)
+30. **SB0039_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275805)
+31. **SB0039_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275807)
+32. **SB0039_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276699)
+33. **SB0039_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277497)
+34. **SB0039_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306318)
+35. **SB0039_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275794)
+36. **SB0039_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306764)
+37. **SB0039_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307925)
+38. **SB0039_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307926)
+39. **SB0039_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307927)
+40. **SB0039_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307928)
+41. **SB0039_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306763)
+42. **SB0039_4(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307930)
+43. **SB0039_4(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309002)
+44. **SB0039_4(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309500)
+45. **SB0039_4(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311277)
+46. **SB0039_4(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311278)
+47. **SB0039_4(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307934)
+48. **SB0039_4(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307935)
+49. **SB0039_4(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307948)
+50. **SB0039_4(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307950)
+51. **SB0039_4(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307951)
+52. **SB0039_4(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307952)
+53. **SB0039_4(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307953)
+54. **SB0039_4(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307954)
+55. **SB0039_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307929)
+56. **SB0039_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311280)
+57. **SB0039_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322569)
+58. **SB0039_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322570)
+59. **SB0039_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322571)
+60. **SB0039_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324919)
+61. **SB0039_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325909)
+62. **SB0039_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327387)
+63. **SB0039_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311281)
+64. **SB0039_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312290)
+65. **SB0039_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312291)
+66. **SB0039_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312292)
+67. **SB0039_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312549)
+68. **SB0039_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=312550)
+69. **SB0039_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317088)
+70. **SB0039_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320654)
+71. **SB0039_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311279)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **33–17** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **60–39** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur As Amended — **60–40** (pass) · lower
+- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **12–8** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- do_pass_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **32–17** (pass) · upper
+- AMD-SB0039.003.002 Fitzpatrick S DO PASS — **81–19** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Greg Hertz — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-10-24T20:35:03+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
+- **2024-11-26T22:19:29+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
+- **2024-11-26T22:48:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
+- **2024-12-05T15:52:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2024-12-09T18:09:30+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2024-12-09T21:49:47+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
+- **2024-12-10T19:22:16+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2024-12-12T16:54:09+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2024-12-12T17:47:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
+- **2025-01-06T21:39:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-01-07T21:40:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-22T19:12:18+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
+- **2025-01-24T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-24T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
+- **2025-01-27T20:32:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-29T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-01-29T22:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-01-30T10:33:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-01-30T22:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-01-30T22:56:55+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
+- **2025-01-31T18:57:52+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2025-01-31T20:13:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-19T15:06:02+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-24T23:56:54+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-25T00:01:07+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-03-26T13:52:27+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-04-03T13:50:28+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-04-08T16:50:04+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-04-08T21:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
+- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T15:35:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-10T15:36:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-11T23:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-12T01:02:05+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
+- **2025-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-14T19:13:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
+- **2025-04-15T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T22:05:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
+- **2025-04-15T22:34:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
+- **2025-04-17T05:54:24+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
+- **2025-04-22T23:00:10+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
+- **2025-05-01T18:00:14+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
+- **2025-05-01T18:36:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-09T02:15:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-13T19:52:36+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab8533f2-7e2b-4d22-aee3-11f20f94ebaf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+