---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to service of process with the insurance commissioner"
description: "Revise laws related to service of process with the insurance commissioner"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 65"
citation: "Montana HB 65 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Insurance", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-09-06"
last_action: "2019-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f436ed2e-651f-4e5e-a0d8-d40fcd4dc711"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=65&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "e740d381aaf75c9b0ed2090b0b60716009610940a2bb27e66cdf233140ce8505"
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 HB 65 (2019) — Revise laws related to service of process with the insurance commissioner

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0065_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0065_1.pdf)
2. **HB0065_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0065_2.pdf)
3. **HB0065_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0065_3.pdf)
4. **HB0065_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0065_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0065.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **77–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **57–43** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **57–43** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-06** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-03** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-21** Hearing
- **2019-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-06** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-07** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-07** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** Hearing
- **2019-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-22** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-02-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-28** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-28** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-13** Signed by President
- **2019-03-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-18** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f436ed2e-651f-4e5e-a0d8-d40fcd4dc711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).