---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise insurance unfair trade practices act relating to certain insurers"
description: "Revise insurance unfair trade practices act relating to certain insurers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 260"
citation: "Montana SB 260 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Salomon"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-28T22:36:50+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T15:48:03+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1c5267f-1830-425f-8015-4828c4908500"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4327"
source_hash: "1bd2ca472bfec6d7b449821e0f3fbac44e18b59200598081aa741383058a6610"
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 260 (2023) — Revise insurance unfair trade practices act relating to certain insurers

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0260_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5411)
2. **SB0260_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5412)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **36–12** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel Salomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T15:48:03+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-02T16:30:00+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`
- **2023-04-17T21:27:29+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T21:27:28+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:44:45+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:18:13+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:15:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T21:03:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-23T19:12:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-10T20:19:38+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-10T19:07:08+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T21:28:40+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-14T21:06:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-14T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-13T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-09T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-09T14:31:27+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-09T13:45:39+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-09T13:45:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-03T17:03:21+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T16:14:52+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-02T20:30:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-02T18:19:21+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-02T18:17:46+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-02T17:38:26+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-01T01:10:42+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-31T16:50:10+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-31T16:50:02+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-30T22:12:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-30T21:48:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-30T19:25:14+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T19:25:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-30T14:31:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-29T00:32:56+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-26T15:47:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-24T16:11:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-20T22:02:01+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-28T22:36:50+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/e1c5267f-1830-425f-8015-4828c4908500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).