---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise punitive damage laws"
description: "Generally revise punitive damage laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 169"
citation: "Montana SB 169 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "Remedies (see also: Liability; Torts)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Torts (see also: Remedies; Liabilities)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 20
action_count: 65
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-01T21:48:16+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:11:34+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7b3d514d-137e-43e5-902d-33a392e0423c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0929"
source_hash: "727310bc9db4df9aa18262559f04843c2e696828eaeb2fad391ab92ea3888d2d"
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 169 (2023) — Generally revise punitive damage laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0169.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4741)
2. **SB0169.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4734)
3. **SB0169.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10380)
4. **SB0169.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4737)
5. **SB0169.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.html.bak** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4756)
6. **SB0169.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4735)
7. **SB0169.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4738)
8. **SB0169.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4739)
9. **SB0169.003.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12185)
10. **SB0169.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4740)
11. **SB0169.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4736)
12. **SB0169001SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4719)
13. **SB0169001SCS16398.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4718)
14. **SB0169002CWS16398.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4720)
15. **SB0169002SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4721)
16. **SB0169_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4710)
17. **SB0169_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4707)
18. **SB0169_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4708)
19. **SB0169_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4706)
20. **SB0169_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4709)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **17–33** (fail) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **64–29** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **34–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:11:34+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:34:00+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`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-25T21:39:10+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:39:09+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:45:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T19:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T20:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-11T15:55:38+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-04-11T15:55:28+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-04-11T15:55:16+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-06T23:17:58+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-06T22:11:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T13:03:13+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-04-04T22:42:23+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-04T20:50:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T20:50:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T20:40:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-27T19:41:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:42+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T00:54:01+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-27T20:45:24+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-17T22:43:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-16T20:46:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T20:57:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:36:41+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T20:11:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-30T23:25:21+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-24T19:15:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-24T16:27:23+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-24T15:39:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-19T16:00:30+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T18:36:16+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13T22:56:52+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-13T20:21:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13T17:41:51+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T21:00:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-12T20:47:16+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-12T20:47:15+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-12T17:26:00+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-11T00:57:52+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T19:53:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T19:53:39+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T19:52:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-10T19:52:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-10T18:57:27+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-10T18:34:44+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-10T16:40:59+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-10T16:40:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-10T14:18:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-10T03:13:10+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-09T15:48:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-07T18:02:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-05T21:58:13+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-01T21:48:16+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/7b3d514d-137e-43e5-902d-33a392e0423c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).