---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise coroner laws"
description: "Generally revise coroner laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "Montana SB 81 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-04-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/743b3ef1-b946-400d-a39d-8c72a32672b5"
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=LC1185&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "9c7e88a5e12a9b67696f8a297ff577021dc06062d75b8d1a3e43e8f332416c3e"
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 81 (2017) — Generally revise coroner laws

## 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/SB0081.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **44–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **46–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-29** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-12** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-16** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-22** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-11** Hearing
- **2017-01-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **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`
- **2017-03-20** Hearing
- **2017-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to Senate
- **2017-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by President
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/743b3ef1-b946-400d-a39d-8c72a32672b5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).