---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise family transfer law"
description: "Revise family transfer law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 158"
citation: "Montana SB 158 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Ellsworth"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-12-04T19:12:04+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:40:11+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/988b3eeb-c15f-4c16-9395-d875081de553"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2975"
source_hash: "2e1a59e646613ff3d74ddcd47443485e62bd51a9f0a9c9394a62e7caa7545199"
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 158 (2023) — Revise family transfer law

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0158.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4666)
2. **SB0158.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10379)
3. **SB0158.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4665)
4. **SB0158001SCS19696.slc(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10835)
5. **SB0158001SCS19696.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4655)
6. **SB0158002CWS16498.slc(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10834)
7. **SB0158002CWS16498.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4654)
8. **SB0158_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4646)
9. **SB0158_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4643)
10. **SB0158_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4644)
11. **SB158_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4645)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **65–34** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **66–27** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **12–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Ellsworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:40:11+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:19:00+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`
- **2023-04-13T19:33:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T19:33:10+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:06:17+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:54+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:10:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:23:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:18+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:23:43+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T22:27:34+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-25T21:55:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T20:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-17T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-17T20:00:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-13T18:02:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-13T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-13T17:30:00+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-11T23:04:48+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-11T19:00:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T18:16:02+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-11T15:12:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-10T15:57:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T15:44:16+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T15:44:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T14:52:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T02:49:51+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-09T17:39:30+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-09T17:39:29+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-09T17:11:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-09T17:00:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-09T16:43:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-05T02:42:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-04T17:16:26+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-16T21:39:19+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-04T19:12:04+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/988b3eeb-c15f-4c16-9395-d875081de553`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).