---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws for courts of limited jurisdiction"
description: "Revise laws for courts of limited jurisdiction"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 377"
citation: "Montana SB 377 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Judges and Justices (see also: Courts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T17:28:21+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:20:32+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eae87397-0166-4473-9578-f6c73f1df804"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0064"
source_hash: "0ab6bef1a51d4beeee473eff5e6a3bc49d574b1247b379e4d3c8820eba3d9791"
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 377 (2023) — Revise laws for courts of limited jurisdiction

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0377_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7617)
2. **SB0377_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7616)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:20:32+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:27:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T16:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-26T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T23:37:30+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T23:37:29+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:18:19+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:18+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:14:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T14:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:52:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:31+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:06:13+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T02:06:32+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-28T22:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-27T21:34:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:17:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T14:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-23T14:27:15+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-23T14:16:23+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-21T22:21:42+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-17T14:01:17+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-16T21:03:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-16T18:30:18+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T17:47:57+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-16T17:44:36+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-16T17:14:38+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-09T00:29:09+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T22:54:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-08T22:54:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-08T21:45:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-08T18:14:59+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-07T21:51:00+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T21:50:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-07T21:10:55+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-07T20:43:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-04T00:56:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-03T22:27:59+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-03T21:43:44+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-03T21:24:21+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-03T21:11:51+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-11-01T21:22:53+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-07-26T17:28:21+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/eae87397-0166-4473-9578-f6c73f1df804`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).