---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise offer of settlement law"
description: "Revise offer of settlement law"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 279"
citation: "Montana SB 279 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-12-03T22:57:56+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-09T14:40:51+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf46a330-0b9c-4ce5-8f45-a52d45640f51"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2573"
source_hash: "4a54f741af517010ba041b30d205457f1bdd18c276a931b2272d14bb293b93d3"
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 279 (2023) — Revise offer of settlement law

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0279_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6976)
2. **SB0279_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=6975)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **63–33** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **13–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-09T14:40:51+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-08T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T17:40:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-19T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-17T18:02:34+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-17T18:02:33+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T21:12:29+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-07T19:52:07+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-07T14:46:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-07T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-06T21:25:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T21:07:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-28T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-27T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:02+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:08:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24T23:26:36+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-23T22:13:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-23T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-22T21:09:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-22T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-20T20:31:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-14T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-09T16:00:13+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-06T20:16:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-06T19:09:47+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T19:04:31+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-06T16:50:22+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-06T16:47:15+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-03T18:07:32+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T15:36:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T15:36:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-02T21:19:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-02T16:02:41+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-02T15:56:14+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-02T15:56:13+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T01:01:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T00:20:17+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-30T16:26:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-29T23:53:44+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-29T23:45:06+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-05T18:47:38+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-05T18:24:55+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T22:57:56+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf46a330-0b9c-4ce5-8f45-a52d45640f51`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).