---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise sex offender level designations"
description: "Generally revise sex offender level designations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 38"
citation: "Montana SB 38 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bob Brown"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 47
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2022-08-16T19:51:44+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:55:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6d00ad-b326-4719-b304-6d7fe0ef3617"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0207"
source_hash: "80ffd126d03b30cddc80428695d22bbe5c5b3db659b5337922dbf61de292c04f"
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 38 (2023) — Generally revise sex offender level designations

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0038.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3195)
2. **SB0038.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3194)
3. **SB0038.002.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12164)
4. **SB0038.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3192)
5. **SB0038.002.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3193)
6. **SB0038_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1917)
7. **SB0038_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1918)
8. **SB0038_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1919)
9. **SB0038_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1916)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **15–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bob Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:55:15+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:21:00+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`
- **2023-04-26T21:33:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:33:10+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T21:53:20+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T19:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T01:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T14:31:30+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-18T00:42:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T22:08:31+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-13T21:15:01+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:15:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T21:20:26+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T21:58:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T21:55:54+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T00:20:38+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-11T15:11:06+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:15:56+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T21:38:24+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-26T21:41:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-25T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-25T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T16:25:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-05T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:53:02+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-28T23:56:22+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-12T23:20:32+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-08T22:05:37+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-06T22:36:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-06T20:09:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-05T21:28:24+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-05T21:28:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-05T19:34:56+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-04T22:57:59+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-02T16:52:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-01T20:42:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-08-16T19:51:44+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/ea6d00ad-b326-4719-b304-6d7fe0ef3617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).