---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise retiree return to work provisions in teachers' retirement system"
description: "Revise retiree return to work provisions in teachers' retirement system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 139"
citation: "Montana SB 139 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement (see also: Senior Citizens)", "School Finance", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 83
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2018-08-20"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a9dfda7-8d0b-4453-9947-1c024c4c6334"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=139&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "f1866576498bd1e0095694557b831a0429b7e44d7c36c327236b0ff557fe048a"
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 139 (2019) — Revise retiree return to work provisions in teachers' retirement system

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0139_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_1.pdf)
2. **SB0139_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_2.pdf)
3. **SB0139_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_3.pdf)
4. **SB0139_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_4.pdf)
5. **SB0139_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_5.pdf)
6. **SB0139_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0139_x.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0139.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **64–36** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **60–37** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **7–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Lang D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **59–37** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **63–37** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-20** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-17** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-12-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-12-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-12-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-28** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-02-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-15** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-10** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-11** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-15** Hearing
- **2019-04-15** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-16** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a9dfda7-8d0b-4453-9947-1c024c4c6334`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).