---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise civil liability laws regarding restoration"
description: "Generally revise civil liability laws regarding restoration"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 316"
citation: "Montana SB 316 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 63
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-11-22"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4068749-c8f4-4c0e-81b2-fecb343844d7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=316&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "90f8d4fa721b84dad1fb5b9713f10bc9aaaf219369c875ae95831413c5e05e3c"
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 316 (2021) — Generally revise civil liability laws regarding restoration

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0316_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0316_1.pdf)
2. **SB0316_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0316_2.pdf)
3. **SB0316_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0316_3.pdf)
4. **SB0316_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0316_4.pdf)
5. **SB0316_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0316_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0316.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **64–36** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **68–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## 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
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-20** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-26** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-23** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-26** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/e4068749-c8f4-4c0e-81b2-fecb343844d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).