---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to squatting"
description: "Revise laws related to squatting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 101"
citation: "Montana SB 101 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Beard"]
version_count: 37
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-11-10T18:14:38+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-18T18:06:48+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/355e61f2-4443-4759-b03f-830a50964d72"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0962?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "b7d077dbbc6d138309df2827594e282be65334d2d1b5077cbfbf860bc289ebad"
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 101 (2025) — Revise laws related to squatting

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0962.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269332)
2. **SB0101.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279367)
3. **SB0101.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279480)
4. **SB0101.001.003_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282799)
5. **SB0101.001.004_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296452)
6. **SB0101_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269915)
7. **SB0101_1(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296718)
8. **SB0101_1(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296719)
9. **SB0101_1(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296720)
10. **SB0101_1(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296721)
11. **SB0101_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269916)
12. **SB0101_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271122)
13. **SB0101_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271679)
14. **SB0101_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274616)
15. **SB0101_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274673)
16. **SB0101_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275594)
17. **SB0101_1(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276631)
18. **SB0101_1(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296598)
19. **SB0101_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269868)
20. **SB0101_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296723)
21. **SB0101_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296725)
22. **SB0101_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296726)
23. **SB0101_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296748)
24. **SB0101_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296749)
25. **SB0101_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296750)
26. **SB0101_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296760)
27. **SB0101_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299840)
28. **SB0101_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=302451)
29. **SB0101_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296722)
30. **SB0101_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316607)
31. **SB0101_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320202)
32. **SB0101_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321195)
33. **SB0101_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321196)
34. **SB0101_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321197)
35. **SB0101_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324538)
36. **SB0101_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326098)
37. **SB0101_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310654)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **35–14** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **13–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **58–42** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Becky Beard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-10T18:14:38+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-12-13T21:21:03+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-12-13T22:32:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-12-18T22:07:45+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-12-20T00:03:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-12-20T13:57:35+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-12-23T15:36:38+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-06T21:07:36+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-06T22:39:58+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-07T22:08:53+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-13T16:55:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-13T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15T18:47:38+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-22T18:31:15+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-22T20:30:36+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-23T16:56:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-23T21:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-01-24T16:56:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-01-24T21:32:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-01-27T16:36:33+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-01-27T18:15:29+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-27T20:19:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-31T21:26:01+00:00** (H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-03T15:23:47+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-21T17:30:05+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-21T19:40:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-26T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-26T20:34:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-27T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T19:48:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-27T23:42:53+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-31T19:22:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-01T18:55:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-04-01T18:55:20+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2025-04-01T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-01T20:59:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-01T21:51:53+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T13:15:22+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-02T17:02:59+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-04-07T16:00:02+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-08T16:15:25+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-08T22:56:08+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-17T18:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-18T18:06:48+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/355e61f2-4443-4759-b03f-830a50964d72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).