---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to supervision on probation"
description: "Generally revise laws related to supervision on probation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Montana SB 70 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corrections", "Criminal Procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gayle Lammers"]
version_count: 33
action_count: 37
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-09-12T15:05:59+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T21:48:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30d47235-039b-4ad3-9206-7a6b7eff3164"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0242?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "9546220d33a2896645af079edb7939fc9affadd1e0bb5fe17f0e06234a529477"
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 70 (2025) — Generally revise laws related to supervision on probation

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0242.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=265653)
2. **SB0070.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280382)
3. **SB0070.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280381)
4. **SB0070_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269492)
5. **SB0070_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275140)
6. **SB0070_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276209)
7. **SB0070_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281396)
8. **SB0070_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281397)
9. **SB0070_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281398)
10. **SB0070_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281399)
11. **SB0070_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=269491)
12. **SB0070_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281401)
13. **SB0070_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307222)
14. **SB0070_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309078)
15. **SB0070_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309079)
16. **SB0070_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281403)
17. **SB0070_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281404)
18. **SB0070_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281416)
19. **SB0070_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281428)
20. **SB0070_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281459)
21. **SB0070_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281462)
22. **SB0070_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281591)
23. **SB0070_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281829)
24. **SB0070_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=281400)
25. **SB0070_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316868)
26. **SB0070_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320444)
27. **SB0070_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321744)
28. **SB0070_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321745)
29. **SB0070_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321746)
30. **SB0070_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324724)
31. **SB0070_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325697)
32. **SB0070_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=327287)
33. **SB0070_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310931)

## Votes

- Do Pass As Amended — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- AMD-SB0070.001.002 Lammers D/PASS — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- do_pass — **5–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Gayle Lammers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-09-12T15:05:59+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-10-09T16:54:50+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2024-10-23T18:03:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2024-10-31T15:11:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2024-11-11T14:39:36+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2024-11-17T18:13:16+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2024-11-18T22:22:04+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2024-12-04T22:50:22+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2024-12-27T19:16:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-01-06T21:51:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-07T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-26T01:27:55+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-01-26T01:37:45+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-02-06T19:36:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-10T20:13:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-11T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11T20:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2025-02-11T20:26:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-12T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-12T21:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-13T15:31:56+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-02-13T18:00:53+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T20:12:01+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-04-07T20:44:06+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T17:54:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-09T22:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-11T14:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T15:04:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T21:01:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:54:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T23:55:00+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-12T15:15:15+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`
- **2025-05-05T18:24:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T21:48:42+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/30d47235-039b-4ad3-9206-7a6b7eff3164`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).