---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise criminal justice system laws"
description: "Generally revise criminal justice system laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 11"
citation: "Montana SB 11 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Information Technology (see also: Communications)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 12
action_count: 65
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-09-14T17:47:28+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:53:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4abeab4e-39e6-4b83-a372-691f0d099484"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0357"
source_hash: "6756909bfda947017b990924a825cee1e0a184e7f7c50cee3204c6fade53d564"
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 11 (2023) — Generally revise criminal justice system laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0011.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3109)
2. **SB0011.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3112)
3. **SB0011.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3113)
4. **SB0011.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3110)
5. **SB0011.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3111)
6. **SB0011001SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10430)
7. **SB0011002SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10431)
8. **SB0011_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1857)
9. **SB0011_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1853)
10. **SB0011_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1854)
11. **SB0011_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1856)
12. **SB0011_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1855)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:53:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-10T17:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-05T20:52:13+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T20:52:12+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T22:17:49+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-05-02T17:52:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-05-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T12:57:26+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-26T19:45:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-24T20:21:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T19:41:12+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-19T19:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-18T15:30:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-13T17:33:30+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-13T17:33:21+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-04-13T17:06:41+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-12T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-12T21:55:00+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-12T20:30:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T13:09:56+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-04T19:55:56+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-04T19:42:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-22T21:17:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-22T18:13:58+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20T21:28:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-17T20:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-16T19:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-16T14:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-13T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T15:11:52+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-03-02T03:13:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-01T18:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T20:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-20T20:29:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-12T15:16:18+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-04T16:00:52+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:42:43+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T16:00:54+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:06:44+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-01T13:51:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-11-29T23:46:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-11-29T21:03:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-11-29T19:44:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-11-28T21:38:14+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-28T21:38:13+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-04T18:18:50+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-03T21:46:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-03T18:12:10+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-03T18:12:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-02T15:35:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-31T21:12:05+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-26T13:42:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-21T20:15:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-21T20:14:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-14T17:47:28+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/4abeab4e-39e6-4b83-a372-691f0d099484`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).