---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise nonprofit corporation laws relating to directors"
description: "Revise nonprofit corporation laws relating to directors"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 167"
citation: "Montana SB 167 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations/Partnerships/Associations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T23:52:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:37:50+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6388afe-d8ab-4035-b803-9c0bcdc69d20"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2674"
source_hash: "4086edac2579a3c6f52bd9073ac134a7f1894f4d17f297e6287c197064e88945"
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 167 (2023) — Revise nonprofit corporation laws relating to directors

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0167.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4733)
2. **SB0167.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4732)
3. **SB0167001SCS19674.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4717)
4. **SB0167_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4704)
5. **SB0167_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4703)
6. **SB0167_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4702)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **43–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **87–13** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:37:50+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T17:09:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T00:12:45+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T00:12:44+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T23:30:48+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-11T19:25:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-11T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T20:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:12+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:31:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T20:39:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T20:04:36+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-23T19:13:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-23T14:24:13+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:21+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:35:16+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-31T22:45:23+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-30T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-27T20:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:15:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-24T22:27:23+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-20T15:30:04+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T22:52:04+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-16T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T20:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13T17:09:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-12T19:12:05+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T20:30:16+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-11T15:37:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-11T15:37:10+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T22:11:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T20:20:03+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-10T16:13:28+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T16:13:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-10T00:28:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-08T02:00:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-07T19:15:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-04T03:43:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-03T23:52:50+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/a6388afe-d8ab-4035-b803-9c0bcdc69d20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).