---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws regarding sexual intercourse without consent"
description: "Revise laws regarding sexual intercourse without consent"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 26"
citation: "Montana SB 26 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Malek"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed0d6d08-12dc-4eb0-a349-e4ce6bd1f6d0"
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=LC0273&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "eb1dabd85865dc1e25b1a7c524266fb38c6a16c112fc030e8e66d0e3e76e3c46"
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 26 (2017) — Revise laws regarding sexual intercourse without consent

## 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/SB0026.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **36–12** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–3** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **34–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **83–17** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–16** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Sue Malek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-08** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-01** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-19** Transmitted to House
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2017-04-26** Signed by President
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ed0d6d08-12dc-4eb0-a349-e4ce6bd1f6d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).