---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt certain structures from building code fire sprinkler requirement"
description: "Exempt certain structures from building code fire sprinkler requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 195"
citation: "Montana SB 195 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Buildings and Building Regulations", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeremy Trebas"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-12-01T17:21:46+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:12:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59759f2c-c7bc-4925-9e54-db55cbcad1ff"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1965"
source_hash: "35cc31b6ea99d9dd04ba5e49d872cee288b6245197737ca86fbdc8809cd9f2f6"
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 195 (2023) — Exempt certain structures from building code fire sprinkler requirement

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0195.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4965)
2. **SB0195.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4964)
3. **SB0195.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10386)
4. **SB0195.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4962)
5. **SB0195.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4963)
6. **SB0195.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4966)
7. **SB0195001SCS17700.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4911)
8. **SB0195002CWS16509.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4909)
9. **SB0195003SCS19672.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4910)
10. **SB0195_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4883)
11. **SB0195_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4884)
12. **SB0195_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4881)
13. **SB0195_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4885)
14. **SB0195_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=4882)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **31–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **78–19** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **74–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jeremy Trebas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:12:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:35:00+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`
- **2023-04-25T21:37:47+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:37:46+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:44:30+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`
- **2023-04-20T20:05:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:20+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:32:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T21:02:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T21:06:40+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-29T19:32:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-28T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:25+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:36:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T21:55:22+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-01T21:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-30T22:08:18+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-30T21:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T21:24:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-01-26T22:11:16+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-26T20:07:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T17:10:18+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-23T21:30:09+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T19:45:16+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-20T00:20:30+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-19T20:29:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19T18:24:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-18T23:36:12+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-17T21:03:40+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-13T17:06:04+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T22:28:49+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-12T22:28:38+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-12T21:57:02+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-12T19:27:19+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-12T19:12:49+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-12T19:12:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-12T18:14:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-12T02:21:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-10T23:04:18+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-10T21:17:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T21:14:55+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-01T17:21:46+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/59759f2c-c7bc-4925-9e54-db55cbcad1ff`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).