---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise lien laws"
description: "Revise lien laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 168"
citation: "Montana SB 168 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Credit Transactions (see also: Financial Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-22"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e479bd9-8eb9-4875-98ce-e1b2a568a6d0"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=168&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "bd1d03b1faf2cd32c23b5c26f91341368df1f2cf8e0fdfafc18c1fad36085eb9"
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 168 (2021) — Revise lien laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0168_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0168_1.pdf)
2. **SB0168_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0168_2.pdf)
3. **SB0168_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0168_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0168.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **80–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **84–16** (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
- **2020-12-22** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2020-12-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-04** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-05** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-05** 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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-12** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22** 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/6e479bd9-8eb9-4875-98ce-e1b2a568a6d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).