---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise exempt subdivision review timelines"
description: "Revise exempt subdivision review timelines"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 131"
citation: "Montana SB 131 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest Mandeville"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-17T19:07:15+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:37:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/727e2ade-4b89-4530-bbd3-f1762ce38644"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0729"
source_hash: "4f4d4b328a2ce564930dd5c4427e60502ad655962b33bc1b0033130ea21b7521"
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 131 (2023) — Revise exempt subdivision review timelines

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0131_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4512)
2. **SB0131_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4513)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Forrest Mandeville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:37:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:16:00+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`
- **2023-04-13T20:48:51+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T19:20:17+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:14:40+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:52+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:09:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:19:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T18:43:07+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T23:48:59+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-21T19:32:16+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-02-14T20:22:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:47:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23T21:47:41+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-20T20:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-20T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-19T21:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T22:15:16+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T21:00:28+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T21:41:37+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-05T20:04:37+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-05T12:28:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T12:27:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-03T21:12:01+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2022-12-29T23:45:06+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-29T18:57:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2022-12-29T18:57:08+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-28T22:02:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-27T18:25:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-27T17:08:29+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-27T17:08:28+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-21T23:24:14+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-21T23:15:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-21T21:04:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-17T00:08:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-17T19:07:15+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/727e2ade-4b89-4530-bbd3-f1762ce38644`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).