---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to redistricting data for inmates"
description: "Generally revise laws related to redistricting data for inmates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 77"
citation: "Montana SB 77 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Legislature", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane Morigeau"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-11T15:12:13+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-24T20:33:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4340958c-7832-4def-a53c-aebaae653f1a"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1068"
source_hash: "a46bbe88149c908b1ff882e1fb30ab7861c285f4d6288b234d73ce003fee11e3"
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 77 (2023) — Generally revise laws related to redistricting data for inmates

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0077.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3293)
2. **SB0077.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3294)
3. **SB0077001SCS16510.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10743)
4. **SB0077_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2022)
5. **SB0077_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2023)
6. **SB0077_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2024)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **9–1** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **85–12** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **91–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shane Morigeau — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-24T20:33:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-24T15:56:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14T21:45:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-14T16:43:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-07T17:20:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-05T23:07:59+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-05T23:07:48+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-03-30T16:04:56+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-03-30T00:08:23+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-03-29T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:26:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:16:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-15T15:00:37+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:46:28+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T21:46:20+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-02T21:20:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-02T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T22:04:56+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-01-30T20:06:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-28T00:48:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-21T01:38:22+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-18T22:00:32+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T20:09:09+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-09T17:35:30+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-09T14:26:31+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-01-02T20:20:30+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:32:02+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-21T20:51:57+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2022-12-21T18:19:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2022-12-14T17:48:09+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-14T17:48:08+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-12-02T22:16:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-12-02T18:59:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-12-02T18:02:42+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-02T18:02:41+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-12-02T16:24:22+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-02T02:32:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-30T18:41:31+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-30T17:30:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-30T17:22:35+00:00** (C) Draft Back for Redo
- **2022-11-15T21:04:11+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T20:47:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-15T18:22:37+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-15T18:22:36+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-14T22:27:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-14T21:51:24+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-13T22:42:09+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-11T19:40:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-11T15:12:13+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/4340958c-7832-4def-a53c-aebaae653f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).