---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS"
description: "Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 316"
citation: "Montana SB 316 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fires and Fire Protection", "Law Enforcement", "Retirement"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 49
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-09-27T13:37:04+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-16T14:34:33+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d245de2d-fbbf-47dd-9edd-07e2c8a3b6dd"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0383?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "bd50b1296913d4f461c4b0ac6fea88bb6e441df137d83bf5a93a7903a272b8b4"
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 316 (2025) — Revising disability retirement provisions for MPORS and FURS

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0383.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281283)
2. **SB0316.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296277)
3. **SB0316.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296278)
4. **SB0316_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282611)
5. **SB0316_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286963)
6. **SB0316_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299426)
7. **SB0316_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299579)
8. **SB0316_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299580)
9. **SB0316_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299581)
10. **SB0316_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299582)
11. **SB0316_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=282025)
12. **SB0316_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299584)
13. **SB0316_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314018)
14. **SB0316_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314019)
15. **SB0316_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314020)
16. **SB0316_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314056)
17. **SB0316_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314058)
18. **SB0316_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314227)
19. **SB0316_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314229)
20. **SB0316_2(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322742)
21. **SB0316_2(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322965)
22. **SB0316_2(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322966)
23. **SB0316_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299587)
24. **SB0316_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299588)
25. **SB0316_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299657)
26. **SB0316_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299723)
27. **SB0316_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299728)
28. **SB0316_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299729)
29. **SB0316_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299730)
30. **SB0316_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309018)
31. **SB0316_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=299583)
32. **SB0316_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314267)
33. **SB0316_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322967)
34. **SB0316_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322968)
35. **SB0316_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322970)
36. **SB0316_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322971)
37. **SB0316_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322972)
38. **SB0316_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324981)
39. **SB0316_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325782)
40. **SB0316_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327325)
41. **SB0316_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314471)
42. **SB0316_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314474)
43. **SB0316_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316411)
44. **SB0316_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316412)
45. **SB0316_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317372)
46. **SB0316_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320835)
47. **SB0316_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322740)
48. **SB0316_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322741)
49. **SB0316_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=314022)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-27T13:37:04+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-27T13:37:04+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-02-06T22:59:30+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-07T21:23:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-09T00:09:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-12T15:40:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-12T18:35:58+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-12T20:49:08+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-13T13:24:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-13T19:24:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-13T20:17:52+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-14T17:33:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-14T20:23:06+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-14T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-15T15:54:26+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-02-17T21:28:39+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-02-19T00:54:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-02-19T18:02:09+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T20:28:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-19T22:05:53+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-02-21T18:56:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-21T20:44:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-24T18:56:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-24T22:01:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-24T22:52:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-25T18:06:45+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-25T20:10:30+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-05T16:16:37+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T16:44:22+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-03-27T19:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T15:33:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T01:02:28+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-17T23:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-18T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-18T21:53:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-22T12:35:07+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-24T17:18:43+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T20:00:24+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:00:51+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-05T19:55:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-13T13:49:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-16T14:34:33+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/d245de2d-fbbf-47dd-9edd-07e2c8a3b6dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).