---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws for prosecutorial immunity for Marsy's law"
description: "Revise laws for prosecutorial immunity for Marsy's law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 250"
citation: "Montana SB 250 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "State/Other Government Levels", "Immunity From Suit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-11-23"
last_action: "2017-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a82a701b-db71-4387-8ea6-2985c7ffb38a"
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=LC1148&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "05ea73660ac9a82bf13e788882e53667ac742ea1c0d04c7a4fcb39a552f53831"
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 250 (2017) — Revise laws for prosecutorial immunity for Marsy's law

## 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/SB0250.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · legislature
- ReconsAction-Usher — **59–41** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **71–29** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Swandal D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **56–44** (fail) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-23** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-02** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-02-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-18** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-20** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-20** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-22** Hearing
- **2017-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-24** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-31** Hearing
- **2017-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Failed `failure, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 3rd Reading Process `reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-24** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **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/a82a701b-db71-4387-8ea6-2985c7ffb38a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).