---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise surplus lines insurance requirements"
description: "Revise surplus lines insurance requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 39"
citation: "Montana SB 39 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-06"
last_action: "2019-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b8b57730-4f53-4cba-8fa3-1dc122cd39c4"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=39&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "4ff375ffb9f209de65cef642a2b72460b194c845b5b1dfc9c502db3c8467cbbd"
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 39 (2019) — Revise surplus lines insurance requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0039_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0039_1.pdf)
2. **SB0039_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0039_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0039.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-06** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-12** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-14** Hearing
- **2019-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-18** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Returned to Senate
- **2019-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-25** Signed by President
- **2019-02-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-02-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-07** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b8b57730-4f53-4cba-8fa3-1dc122cd39c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).