---
type: "Bill"
title: "Add benefit policy statement to pension systems"
description: "Add benefit policy statement to pension systems"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 18"
citation: "Montana SB 18 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Retirement (see also: Senior Citizens)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-10-28T17:01:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-02-13T15:47:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cfeabb91-b211-406c-ae9d-37a48d28fe4c"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0888"
source_hash: "f32dddc3421b11b4c7968e8099a2b58165f3eb7b7d30ae2ff24369a908354c64"
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 18 (2023) — Add benefit policy statement to pension systems

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0018_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1872)
2. **SB0018_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1873)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **74–23** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–1** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-13T15:47:33+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-02-13T14:51:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-02-07T18:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-02-07T16:52:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-02-06T23:50:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-02-03T16:08:17+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-02-03T16:08:16+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-01T19:03:22+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-01T14:04:56+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-01-31T22:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T20:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-26T17:58:59+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-01-25T17:00:04+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-18T20:09:23+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-18T18:23:09+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-16T21:22:44+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-13T20:30:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-12T20:08:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-11T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T22:44:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-09T22:00:25+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:44:28+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T16:02:13+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T20:54:13+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-28T21:55:28+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-08T21:35:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-04T21:50:14+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-03T21:59:09+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-03T21:59:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-03T20:25:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-03T18:18:47+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-02T20:23:34+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-02T18:08:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-28T17:01:45+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/cfeabb91-b211-406c-ae9d-37a48d28fe4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).