---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise contributions to the judges' retirement system"
description: "Generally revise contributions to the judges' retirement system"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 175"
citation: "Montana SB 175 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)", "Retirement (see also: Senior Citizens)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Douglas (Doug) Kary"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d243b467-0548-4ac7-92fc-b89b1b91aa44"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=175&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "06c146e1e9acd3377cf22de52acb348a6892bebe44421bf447f6e40b123a4025"
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 175 (2021) — Generally revise contributions to the judges' retirement system

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0175_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0175_1.pdf)
2. **SB0175_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0175_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0175.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–8** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Douglas (Doug) Kary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-01** 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
- **2021-02-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-08** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-27** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-30** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** 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/d243b467-0548-4ac7-92fc-b89b1b91aa44`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).