---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to the transfer of property"
description: "Revise laws relating to the transfer of property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 82"
citation: "Montana SB 82 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-25"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff27ccdf-cfe3-4cbb-b913-ab5045ae106d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=82&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "cf4571b39ef509081bee1ab121056326295d6845d5beae2786155b70373cd40e"
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 82 (2019) — Revise laws relating to the transfer of property

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0082_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0082_1.pdf)
2. **SB0082_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0082_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0082.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **45–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-25** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-14** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-17** Hearing
- **2019-01-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-22** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-21** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-17** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ff27ccdf-cfe3-4cbb-b913-ab5045ae106d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).