---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise change-of-name laws"
description: "Revise change-of-name laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 65"
citation: "Montana SB 65 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Corrections", "Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shelley Vance"]
version_count: 36
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-09-24T14:27:18+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T21:43:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d9a088d9-c6d5-4493-b287-ce9c97c1af91"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0298?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "fc1f3f4ea1ee72e583bb1c7c85d46f0bddf5f8d99551b9fb9dd39307ef465f00"
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 65 (2025) — Revise change-of-name laws

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0298.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265654)
2. **SB0065.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274098)
3. **SB0065_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269194)
4. **SB0065_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275116)
5. **SB0065_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276186)
6. **SB0065_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277181)
7. **SB0065_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277182)
8. **SB0065_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277183)
9. **SB0065_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277184)
10. **SB0065_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269193)
11. **SB0065_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277186)
12. **SB0065_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309069)
13. **SB0065_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277188)
14. **SB0065_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277189)
15. **SB0065_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277254)
16. **SB0065_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277255)
17. **SB0065_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277280)
18. **SB0065_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278517)
19. **SB0065_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=306322)
20. **SB0065_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309068)
21. **SB0065_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=277185)
22. **SB0065_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309071)
23. **SB0065_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321740)
24. **SB0065_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321775)
25. **SB0065_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324732)
26. **SB0065_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325702)
27. **SB0065_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327289)
28. **SB0065_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309072)
29. **SB0065_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309108)
30. **SB0065_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309109)
31. **SB0065_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310933)
32. **SB0065_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316870)
33. **SB0065_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320446)
34. **SB0065_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321738)
35. **SB0065_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321739)
36. **SB0065_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309070)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- be_concurred_in — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shelley Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-24T14:27:18+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-09-25T22:26:12+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2024-10-10T15:24:54+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2024-10-10T15:31:52+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-23T21:22:14+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-10-29T17:15:41+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-11T15:30:56+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-17T18:24:24+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-18T22:23:32+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-16T20:11:36+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-16T20:11:49+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-06T21:50:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-14T19:20:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15T21:32:00+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-29T18:21:22+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T18:59:56+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-29T22:47:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T20:43:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T21:42:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T22:15:11+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-04T16:58:37+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04T20:10:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-28T23:09:55+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-03-31T17:49:33+00:00** (H) Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T20:36:58+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T17:04:02+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T21:20:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-10T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T21:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:44:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:44:31+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-12T15:26:52+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:43:07+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T18:22:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T21:43:15+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/d9a088d9-c6d5-4493-b287-ce9c97c1af91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).