---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise wildfire suppression laws"
description: "Revise wildfire suppression laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 219"
citation: "Montana SB 219 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Fires and Fire Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T19:31:05+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:13:38+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9921b97-68d1-44cd-8705-2abc686bad03"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2341"
source_hash: "9bd4baa217d86086206eb5fa203341d78c154c959bc8221374231de9c2700b5c"
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 219 (2023) — Revise wildfire suppression laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0219.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5117)
2. **SB0219.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5118)
3. **SB0219.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5115)
4. **SB0219.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5116)
5. **SB0219001SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5072)
6. **SB0219002SCS19674.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5073)
7. **SB0219_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5049)
8. **SB0219_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5047)
9. **SB0219_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5048)
10. **SB0219_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5050)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **37–10** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:13:38+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:36:00+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`
- **2023-04-25T21:40:38+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:40:37+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:44:41+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T19:39:00+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`
- **2023-04-20T20:06:00+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`
- **2023-04-06T00:13:28+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-05T21:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T21:10:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-25T16:48:38+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-25T15:07:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-24T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-15T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T20:19:36+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10T19:06:55+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-13T22:18:15+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-10T21:58:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-09T21:07:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T15:44:25+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-07T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-06T16:45:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-06T16:04:59+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-01T22:00:02+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-01T18:14:11+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-01T16:22:54+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-01T16:22:52+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-27T16:34:09+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T23:48:37+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-26T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-26T17:57:30+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T23:47:07+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-25T23:44:31+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T16:18:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T15:52:52+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T15:52:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T12:40:12+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T03:27:15+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-24T02:53:17+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-24T02:53:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T22:20:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-22T03:54:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-18T19:35:39+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-17T18:41:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-12T17:04:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-11T00:04:23+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-08T19:00:40+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T19:31:05+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/a9921b97-68d1-44cd-8705-2abc686bad03`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).