---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit tracking of firearms sales by financial institutions"
description: "Prohibit tracking of firearms sales by financial institutions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 359"
citation: "Montana SB 359 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Credit Transactions (see also: Financial Institutions)", "Financial Institutions (see also: Credit Transactions)", "Guns and Weapons", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Vermeire"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-11-30T18:21:29+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:27:25+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90668cc2-d42a-4f6d-8128-01ac4b4f2f8a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1845"
source_hash: "7b0970b1497ad3fa6cd9b7d17c6543e297ce785932bd12cada07e0d786724ffe"
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 359 (2023) — Prohibit tracking of firearms sales by financial institutions

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0359.001.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12201)
2. **SB0359.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7561)
3. **SB0359.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7560)
4. **SB0359_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7520)
5. **SB0359_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7522)
6. **SB0359_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7521)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **69–28** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **44–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Vermeire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:27:25+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:48:00+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`
- **2023-04-25T21:46:52+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-25T21:46:51+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-22T12:47:06+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-21T19:43:00+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`
- **2023-04-20T20:17:00+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`
- **2023-04-18T14:31:45+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T00:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T21:55:22+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-14T20:06:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:54:23+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T16:51:49+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-04-12T20:46:35+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T20:03:58+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-04-01T19:03:00+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15T21:45:24+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-02T20:30:35+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-01T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T21:04:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-16T20:35:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T14:21:12+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-15T23:19:05+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-15T21:56:33+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-15T21:14:03+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-15T00:21:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T20:27:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-14T20:27:46+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-14T13:24:46+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-14T02:06:07+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-13T22:19:56+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-13T22:19:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-13T17:17:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-10T19:25:15+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-08T17:10:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-08T00:11:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-30T18:21:29+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/90668cc2-d42a-4f6d-8128-01ac4b4f2f8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).