---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise marriage license laws to allow nonresidents to get licenses in any county"
description: "Revise marriage license laws to allow nonresidents to get licenses in any county"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 123"
citation: "Montana SB 123 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-10-18"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4e31403a-7c4d-4bd2-b28f-1b961774e461"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0543&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b8737096de0f03d0ed1b7c0f032c469df8e1c9409a91a0c54f199a80ff2db717"
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 123 (2017) — Revise marriage license laws to allow nonresidents to get licenses in any county

## Version chain

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

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0123.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-18** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-27** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-25** Hearing
- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-01-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-03** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Hearing
- **2017-04-10** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-04-11** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4e31403a-7c4d-4bd2-b28f-1b961774e461`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).