---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise insurance laws related to annuities"
description: "Revise insurance laws related to annuities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 363"
citation: "Montana SB 363 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-07-23"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d338bb4f-a954-4cd3-a452-a4b7d23298f5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=363&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "18e2a10e447c8a8b15b7d4b13088836735cff731c4a6774489c430db7414d60b"
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 363 (2021) — Revise insurance laws related to annuities

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0363_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0363_1.pdf)
2. **SB0363_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0363_2.pdf)
3. **SB0363_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0363_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0363.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-07-23** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `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** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-29** Signed by President
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/d338bb4f-a954-4cd3-a452-a4b7d23298f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).