---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws pertaining to private security"
description: "Generally revise laws pertaining to private security"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 454"
citation: "Montana SB 454 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Guns and Weapons", "Professions and Occupations O-Z"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason Small"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-02T17:45:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T17:14:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35f95b97-01a7-4ebf-a3d3-c0b5201dc86d"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2182"
source_hash: "0e6c5c97fc0223e050308ca6b77b13bcc892e19931edbc5e04c16549c5515926"
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 454 (2023) — Generally revise laws pertaining to private security

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0454_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19386)
2. **SB0454_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19387)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **76–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T17:14:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:33:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:54:35+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-19T18:31:47+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T16:11:22+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:12:56+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:35:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:51:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T21:17:49+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-13T21:59:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-13T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-06T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-29T23:18:29+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-15T21:46:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:18:05+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:25:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T05:18:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T21:35:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-02T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T23:10:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-28T23:10:14+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-28T20:02:10+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-28T20:02:03+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-27T15:00:57+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-22T20:33:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-22T19:00:53+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22T15:58:09+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-22T15:46:48+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-22T15:10:31+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-22T15:10:30+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-22T14:26:25+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-21T00:01:43+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T22:25:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-20T22:25:34+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-20T20:24:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-20T18:24:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-20T17:20:04+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T17:20:03+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-20T15:55:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T21:59:12+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-13T21:31:48+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-07T20:50:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-16T17:27:54+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-03T16:32:39+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-12-27T23:06:14+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-02T17:45:45+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/35f95b97-01a7-4ebf-a3d3-c0b5201dc86d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).