---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to coroner inquests for DOC facilities"
description: "Revise laws related to coroner inquests for DOC facilities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 68"
citation: "Montana SB 68 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-09-14T17:42:10+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-02T15:29:40+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ecfdc8a-4b29-4065-8c0a-83f18927ca86"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0348"
source_hash: "f9b2eb69e19ac16f6e70e0b664e152e0a81e4f039e99b53a62bb47512bf6b1d7"
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 68 (2023) — Revise laws related to coroner inquests for DOC facilities

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0068.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3262)
2. **SB0068.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3261)
3. **SB0068001SCS17704.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10728)
4. **SB0068JUH230325.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12819)
5. **SB0068_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1995)
6. **SB0068_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1994)
7. **SB0068_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1996)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **80–13** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-02T15:29:40+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-01T19:08:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-24T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-22T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-13T21:08:36+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-13T19:46:36+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:06:28+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-06T23:17:41+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-06T22:07:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-05T19:44:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-27T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-25T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-21T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T16:22:01+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-03-11T15:11:08+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-11T14:20:51+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-14T14:26:09+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-01-24T21:26:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-01-24T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-01-23T20:58:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-01-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-19T23:17:21+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-19T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-11T19:55:27+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-11T19:25:38+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-06T16:00:01+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-05T16:37:43+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-02T20:09:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:27:03+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-13T19:42:27+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-06T22:26:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-06T21:53:50+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-06T21:17:22+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-06T21:17:21+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-06T20:54:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-02T23:01:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-30T22:56:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-30T22:43:25+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-08T17:26:57+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-03T20:34:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-09-14T17:42:10+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/1ecfdc8a-4b29-4065-8c0a-83f18927ca86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).