---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws pertaining to medical examiners"
description: "Generally revise laws pertaining to medical examiners"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 453"
citation: "Montana SB 453 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations E-N"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-02T17:15:38+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-27T15:52:55+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb270200-6e25-46ab-ab54-9c8820844cd6"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2179"
source_hash: "e65c74aeb9d898d68f3d33b3276867c059ffda452a4c2bf4f4ed57406fdebca9"
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 453 (2023) — Generally revise laws pertaining to medical examiners

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0453_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19382)
2. **SB0453_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19381)

## Votes

- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-27T15:52:55+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-26T18:04:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-21T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-21T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:35:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-19T21:59:41+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T21:59:40+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:42:11+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T14:31:50+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T00:58:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14T20:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:57:53+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T22:20:48+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T19:16:56+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T23:18:30+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:46:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:17:59+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:25:06+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T04:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T16:21:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:05:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T15:00:35+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T20:33:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:00:18+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T15:59:02+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T15:09:18+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-16T22:04:58+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-16T21:17:23+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-16T21:17:19+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-16T20:32:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-16T18:42:34+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-16T18:28:55+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-16T18:28:54+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-16T17:39:45+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-12T02:38:49+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-10T00:16:40+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T22:02:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-16T18:00:38+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-29T17:17:45+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-27T22:48:48+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-02T17:15:38+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/eb270200-6e25-46ab-ab54-9c8820844cd6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).