republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-216.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to litigation and products"
description: "Revise laws related to litigation and products"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 216"
citation: "Montana SB 216 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "Remedies (see also: Liability; Torts)", "Torts (see also: Remedies; Liabilities)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-15T13:53:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:38:42+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4c27d31-8d7d-400f-829f-4921f65859df"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1197"
source_hash: "428757bd1be0e0c3ed4b615cafc6e67936107f4f482d9d9ee03e28f7c69102f2"
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 216 (2023) — Revise laws related to litigation and products

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0216.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5113)
2. **SB0216.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5112)
3. **SB0216001SCS12595.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5070)
4. **SB0216_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5042)
5. **SB0216_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5040)
6. **SB0216_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5041)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **33–15** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **53–46** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **52–48** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **7–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:38:42+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:12:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-24T19:31:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-24T19:31:17+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T13:06:44+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T21:39:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19T00:41:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-18T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:37:38+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:18:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T16:32:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-07T14:43:04+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2023-04-04T20:04:07+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-04T19:43:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-04T13:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-03T15:54:26+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:48+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:01:42+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T22:43:04+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-16T20:49:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:27:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T20:16:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-02T15:30:16+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-26T21:46:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-01-26T17:55:12+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-25T20:34:14+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-25T18:56:34+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25T17:02:49+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T16:54:47+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-10T17:08:05+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-09T15:44:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-09T15:44:21+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-07T22:27:08+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-07T20:04:24+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-04T18:11:58+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-04T18:11:57+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-03T22:44:23+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-12-29T18:37:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-12-28T22:53:53+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-12-28T20:19:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-12-27T19:35:42+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-15T13:53:48+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/c4c27d31-8d7d-400f-829f-4921f65859df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).