---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise civil liability laws"
description: "Revise civil liability laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 338"
citation: "Montana SB 338 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 60
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d1ffd7f-0ccb-4d5f-a2af-dc915bc988c9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=338&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "4ff97642803834e4e0a6d056502b4cd175d606e63910f70b969e8503c7330863"
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 338 (2021) — Revise civil liability laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0338_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0338_1.pdf)
2. **SB0338_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0338_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0338.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **33–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-28** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-05** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-11** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **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
- **2021-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-29** 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/9d1ffd7f-0ccb-4d5f-a2af-dc915bc988c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).