---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise captive insurance laws"
description: "Generally revise captive insurance laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 55"
citation: "Montana SB 55 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel R Salomon"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 71
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2018-09-06"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f773ed30-d4ca-496b-8cbb-f01c3ee54dfa"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=55&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "1960ad5ec05f9a03f3164f3db9be87275b0b2cb0d0ec21cc43963b3fe54c0ae0"
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 55 (2019) — Generally revise captive insurance laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0055_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0055_1.pdf)
2. **SB0055_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0055_2.pdf)
3. **SB0055_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0055_3.pdf)
4. **SB0055_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0055_4.pdf)
5. **SB0055_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0055_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0055.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel R Salomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-06** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-03** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-07** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-07** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-14** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-15** Hearing
- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-22** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Hearing
- **2019-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-12** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-13** Hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-26** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-01** Hearing
- **2019-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-11** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-13** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-13** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **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`
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f773ed30-d4ca-496b-8cbb-f01c3ee54dfa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).