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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Generally revise laws related to Justice Courts"
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description: "Generally revise laws related to Justice Courts"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 261"
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citation: "Montana SB 261 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 46
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-11-10"
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last_action: "2021-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc6188c1-f1f7-428b-bec7-5475307e3b6f"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=261&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "30d18ee052690fc93372b239d4a8ab008254625473019fe4153c9c0047fb9248"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana SB 261 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to Justice Courts
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB0261_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0261_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0261_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0261_X.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0261.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS — **10–1** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **67–32** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-11-16** Draft On Hold
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- **2020-11-22** Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2021-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2021-01-14** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2021-01-15** Draft in Edit
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- **2021-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2021-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2021-01-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2021-01-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Review
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- **2021-01-22** Draft in Assembly
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- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2021-02-16** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2021-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-16** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
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- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-03-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate
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- **2021-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
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- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-04-30** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fc6188c1-f1f7-428b-bec7-5475307e3b6f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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