---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise medical examiner/coroner laws"
description: "Generally revise medical examiner/coroner laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 313"
citation: "Montana HB 313 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jane Gillette"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-01-23"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3186599-fcbb-450c-9030-fb45c1f99462"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=313&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "97794f7ae25b45acd2c0bbd4da376c7260ada16bebc412961533b4ee128841c5"
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 313 (2021) — Generally revise medical examiner/coroner laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0313_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0313_1.pdf)
2. **HB0313_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0313_2.pdf)
3. **HB0313_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0313_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0313.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **90–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jane Gillette — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-23** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-01** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-10** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-26** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a3186599-fcbb-450c-9030-fb45c1f99462`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).