---
type: "Bill"
title: "Gen. revise laws related to conditional release of crim. commitment defendant"
description: "Gen. revise laws related to conditional release of crim. commitment defendant"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 6"
citation: "Montana SB 6 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jen Gross"]
version_count: 14
action_count: 74
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2022-08-31T17:20:01+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T20:52:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e18e824-7260-476c-8774-54dc7ceef033"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0282"
source_hash: "50994c4efb53e8ff337b779d7d27594a9980ab2a8a614c4ef086b76e28db47dd"
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 6 (2023) — Gen. revise laws related to conditional release of crim. commitment defendant

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0006.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full (1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3101)
2. **SB0006.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3102)
3. **SB0006.003.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3099)
4. **SB0006.003.003.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3073)
5. **SB0006.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3098)
6. **SB0006.003.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3100)
7. **SB0006001SCS17720.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10376)
8. **SB0006003CWH15062.hlc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12211)
9. **SB0006GovAmd.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3072)
10. **SB0006_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1840)
11. **SB0006_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1839)
12. **SB0006_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1841)
13. **SB0006_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1843)
14. **SB0006_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1842)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopt Motion Failed — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Conference Committee Report Received — **6–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **87–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Not Adopt Motion Failed — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **21–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jen Gross — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T20:52:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:18:00+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`
- **2023-05-10T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-05-09T16:55:41+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-05T15:45:02+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-05-05T15:45:01+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T18:45:09+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-05-02T15:04:03+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-05-01T22:27:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-05-01T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28T20:46:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27T19:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2023-04-27T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-26T19:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-26T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24T15:08:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-21T14:00:01+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Report Received `receipt`
- **2023-04-21T13:30:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-04-19T20:53:00+00:00** (H) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-04-12T20:56:00+00:00** (S) Conference Committee Appointed
- **2023-03-30T19:52:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2023-03-29T16:24:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-03-28T21:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopt Motion Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Not Adopt Motion Failed `failure, reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T12:55:00+00:00** (S) Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2023-03-16T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-03-16T15:05:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-03-14T20:50:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-03-01T18:51:12+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-02-17T21:28:30+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-02-17T21:09:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T21:08:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-17T21:02:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-16T20:12:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-02-08T13:58:53+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-02-06T21:57:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-03T20:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T22:42:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-01-27T20:50:07+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-27T20:19:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-01-26T23:28:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-01-24T22:00:36+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-01-23T19:31:34+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-16T20:20:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-16T18:22:24+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12T20:44:39+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-11T20:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-10T20:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-09T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T23:01:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-04T16:00:41+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-02T19:40:15+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-02T15:52:27+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:24:43+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-30T00:30:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2022-11-30T00:21:00+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2022-11-29T23:45:02+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-11-29T21:02:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-11-28T20:46:21+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-28T20:46:20+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-04T18:10:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-02T22:43:30+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-02T20:48:44+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-02T20:48:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-26T19:23:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-26T16:47:35+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-10-25T18:02:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-10-21T19:58:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-10-21T19:56:31+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-08-31T17:20:01+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/1e18e824-7260-476c-8774-54dc7ceef033`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).