---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to DOC commits"
description: "Generally revise laws related to DOC commits"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 47"
citation: "Montana SB 47 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Lynch"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 72
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c718a65d-f6d7-4bee-8480-00e98ff2d707"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=47&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0017464e82f5d2b13836b133122b0c4e7603dc6c3ddf7ad7bf644a6ef7ecb736"
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 47 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to DOC commits

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0047_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0047_1.pdf)
2. **SB0047_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0047_2.pdf)
3. **SB0047_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0047_3.pdf)
4. **SB0047_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0047_4.pdf)
5. **SB0047_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0047_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0047.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Mercer D/PASS — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ryan Lynch — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-11** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-14** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-06** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-08** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-15** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-18** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-12** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-02-12** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-02-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-16** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-19** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** 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** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/c718a65d-f6d7-4bee-8480-00e98ff2d707`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).