---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit rent control of private property"
description: "Prohibit rent control of private property"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 105"
citation: "Montana SB 105 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Housing", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:24:58+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:32:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2f90766-da2c-42b6-983e-e1f73519051c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0063"
source_hash: "c51ab03948b460f65837f73f85ba7a438dacfe1c6f09e1e4930cf444ee946186"
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 105 (2023) — Prohibit rent control of private property

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0105.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3418)
2. **SB0105001SCS12595.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10779)
3. **SB0105_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3011)
4. **SB0105_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3012)
5. **SB0105_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3010)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **70–30** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **39–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **66–27** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:32:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:10:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-13T19:29:56+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T19:29:55+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:07:36+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:46+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:08:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:07:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21T19:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:21:36+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T22:45:17+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-30T21:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-27T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T22:30:48+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-25T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-24T22:33:17+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T16:17:33+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-10T15:30:41+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-04T23:00:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-04T22:56:14+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-04T21:46:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T21:45:35+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T18:37:51+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-28T17:08:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T16:48:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T16:46:48+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-21T16:21:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-21T16:21:00+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-11-04T18:15:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-03T19:12:43+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-02T20:51:02+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-02T20:51:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-02T15:55:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-28T17:01:49+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-10-28T17:01:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-13T19:56:17+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-09-26T21:39:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-09-20T21:54:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-09-15T19:39:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-09-14T20:13:18+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-07-26T17:24:58+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2f90766-da2c-42b6-983e-e1f73519051c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).