---
type: "Bill"
title: "Define the right to privacy to clarify no right to abortion"
description: "Define the right to privacy to clarify no right to abortion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 154"
citation: "Montana SB 154 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-01T18:17:49+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:11:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0db66b95-2fcb-431f-ab3b-ac61bd313270"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0908"
source_hash: "c151e449e9887c7b5a0b46318ba524633b20c7b0f822a4e1851619946e22ec94"
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 154 (2023) — Define the right to privacy to clarify no right to abortion

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0154.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=57126)
2. **SB0154_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4636)
3. **SB0154_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4637)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **28–21** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **28–21** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:11:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:22:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-25T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-25T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T20:41:27+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T20:41:26+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:19:52+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:37:34+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:17:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T16:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:17+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:23:23+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T19:45:04+00:00** (C) Legal Review Note
- **2023-01-27T21:38:35+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-26T21:44:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-26T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T21:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-18T23:51:27+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T20:12:33+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T20:08:08+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T20:07:00+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T20:06:55+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-10T22:21:17+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-09T16:05:25+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T17:23:13+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-06T17:22:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-06T14:20:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-05T20:23:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-05T20:02:38+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-05T20:02:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-05T15:02:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-05T03:45:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-04T17:47:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-04T15:05:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-03T19:17:03+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-01T18:17:49+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/0db66b95-2fcb-431f-ab3b-ac61bd313270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).