---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove termination date for medical malpractice-related portions of the HELP Act"
description: "Remove termination date for medical malpractice-related portions of the HELP Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "Montana SB 167 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-22"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/64d2c4a8-cc40-4e9f-8317-a5a296c14ad0"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=167&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f28e00735c0ed0d420ff281691c4d21f4d9cb97634bf7bfdc5edc34e31569617"
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 167 (2021) — Remove termination date for medical malpractice-related portions of the HELP Act

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0167_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0167_1.pdf)
2. **SB0167_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0167_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0167.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **73–27** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-22** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-25** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-27** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-12** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-16** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Human Services
- **2021-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Human Services
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/64d2c4a8-cc40-4e9f-8317-a5a296c14ad0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).