republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-22.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise independent contractor laws"
description: "Generally revise independent contractor laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 22"
citation: "Montana SB 22 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Employment and Labor (same as: Labor and Employment)", "Unemployment Insurance (see also: Labor and Employment)", "Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane Morigeau"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-07-26T20:11:44+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-24T18:24:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a7022f7-25a0-47c4-a613-d338abcb7d45"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC0164"
source_hash: "a7886aebc6848ab0fdc62014674c34bea3827bbbfe25a33858525eb2e1e505a4"
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 22 (2023) — Generally revise independent contractor laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0022.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3174)
2. **SB0022001SCS17716.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10443)
3. **SB0022_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1884)
4. **SB0022_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1885)
5. **SB0022_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=1886)

## Votes

- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **96–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shane Morigeau — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-24T18:24:52+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-24T15:03:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14T21:45:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-14T16:43:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12T16:40:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-06T17:51:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T17:49:57+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T19:35:27+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T14:11:43+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-04T02:02:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T18:30:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-31T20:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-24T19:50:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:34+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T00:49:24+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17T22:42:54+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-16T20:45:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-16T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-15T20:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-15T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-13T22:38:59+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-13T20:19:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-10T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-08T13:36:08+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-19T15:30:22+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-17T23:47:37+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-01-17T20:56:12+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-01-17T15:09:35+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-01-03T21:14:14+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-02T19:46:24+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-08T19:24:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-01T21:20:40+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-01T19:37:44+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2022-12-01T17:33:06+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-12-01T17:33:05+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2022-11-04T18:12:37+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-03T15:48:58+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-01T17:24:20+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-01T17:24:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-01T14:13:53+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-01T14:13:52+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-10-06T16:12:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-10-03T22:09:20+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-09-30T20:27:10+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-09-30T17:24:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-07-26T20:11:44+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/2a7022f7-25a0-47c4-a613-d338abcb7d45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).