---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish time limited demand standards"
description: "Establish time limited demand standards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 236"
citation: "Montana SB 236 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-01T21:49:30+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:45:27+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8b56478-9138-4e1f-9d35-8ca2ee06c0bc"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0931"
source_hash: "0de80c9512933eb7b9453813a3c4e74b2c9cfd2e52eacfe0781fc4fe40aa603b"
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 236 (2023) — Establish time limited demand standards

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0236.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5265)
2. **SB0236001SCS15239.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5219)
3. **SB0236_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5194)
4. **SB0236_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5195)
5. **SB0236_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5193)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **34–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **82–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **83–16** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:45:27+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T16:28:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T01:28:08+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T01:28:07+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-13T16:36:11+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-12T22:02:05+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-12T20:19:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:45:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:15:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-04T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-28T19:11:23+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-24T13:23:28+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-14T19:34:07+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T15:49:02+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-19T00:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-17T21:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T20:28:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:25:51+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T20:22:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-13T15:37:23+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-10T15:30:56+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T00:38:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T19:20:55+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-06T23:53:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-02T15:30:09+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-31T19:36:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-31T18:07:06+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30T20:26:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T18:20:07+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-30T18:18:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-30T18:18:21+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-01-30T18:08:46+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-27T17:56:30+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-27T15:56:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-27T15:56:26+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-26T21:07:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-26T18:58:09+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-26T17:01:23+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-26T17:01:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-26T14:17:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-26T04:25:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-23T16:03:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-23T14:42:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-22T18:36:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-01T21:49:30+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/b8b56478-9138-4e1f-9d35-8ca2ee06c0bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).