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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise distributions under the Montana false claims act"
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description: "Revise distributions under the Montana false claims act"
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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 345"
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citation: "Montana SB 345 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
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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: 49
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-11-22"
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last_action: "2021-04-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d25d49cf-151c-45c6-89e6-5b25a555f569"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=345&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "d732e3e631030d153b339af8bb7ae88af32307271643c041c2cee0faf5ed54e0"
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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 345 (2021) — Revise distributions under the Montana false claims act
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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. **SB0345_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0345_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0345_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0345_X.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0345.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–1** (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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- **2020-11-22** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-11-25** Draft On Hold
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- **2021-02-16** Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2021-02-16** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2021-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
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- **2021-02-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2021-02-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2021-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2021-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-02-20** Executive Director Review
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- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-23** Fiscal Note Requested
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- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
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- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Received
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- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
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- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Printed
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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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- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2021-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
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- **2021-03-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
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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/d25d49cf-151c-45c6-89e6-5b25a555f569`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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