---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for distribution of certain property/funds after inmate dies in custody"
description: "Provide for distribution of certain property/funds after inmate dies in custody"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 171"
citation: "Montana SB 171 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 62
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:45:03+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:34:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/473b67fd-08bd-4a7d-bdd7-630d670c6cc1"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0076"
source_hash: "10fe9a5962b022163555835a7fc9a669f025d2b0557931e596abc2db7981f31d"
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 171 (2023) — Provide for distribution of certain property/funds after inmate dies in custody

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0171.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4804)
2. **SB0171.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4805)
3. **SB0171.002.002.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10381)
4. **SB0171.002.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4806)
5. **SB0171001SCS16494.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4790)
6. **SB0171002CWS16398.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4788)
7. **SB0171002CWS16398.sld.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4789)
8. **SB0171_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4765)
9. **SB0171_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4764)
10. **SB0171_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4766)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **86–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:34:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:07:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T23:26:25+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T23:26:24+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:08:31+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:18:00+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **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`
- **2023-04-05T20:38:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:37:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T15:36:18+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-11T15:11:22+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:35:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T21:46:30+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-02T21:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:38:01+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:38:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:01+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-31T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T22:42:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T23:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-26T23:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-19T22:28:52+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-19T16:00:09+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-16T20:13:36+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T19:49:43+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-16T19:49:35+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-16T18:36:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T17:13:59+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-13T20:34:57+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-13T17:43:19+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T21:14:44+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-12T21:13:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-12T16:15:44+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-02T20:50:11+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-02T17:41:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-02T17:41:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2022-12-31T16:52:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-30T21:53:20+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-30T19:34:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-30T19:34:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-30T00:38:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-29T21:12:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-29T16:04:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-29T14:55:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-29T14:54:29+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-29T13:54:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-12T18:13:36+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2022-12-06T20:57:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-06T19:29:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-01T15:16:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T19:45:25+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-09-20T20:17:25+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T17:45:03+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/473b67fd-08bd-4a7d-bdd7-630d670c6cc1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).