republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-284.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring report of drugs taken by or prescribed to a victim of suicide"
description: "Requiring report of drugs taken by or prescribed to a victim of suicide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 284"
citation: "Montana SB 284 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Professions and Occupations Generally", "Safety (see also: Health)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carl Glimm"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2022-11-10T14:27:48+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:18:29+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/12c148a2-f015-434d-8547-b173c98e9ba9"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1035"
source_hash: "d9f31598279d814b315e7f355efaac0cb3b2aed8dc15cc7ba96452d3f593bf75"
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 284 (2023) — Requiring report of drugs taken by or prescribed to a victim of suicide

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0284.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7126)
2. **SB0284.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7124)
3. **SB0284.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=12196)
4. **SB0284.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7125)
5. **SB0284.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7127)
6. **SB0284001SCS15238.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7092)
7. **SB0284_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7051)
8. **SB0284_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7050)
9. **SB0284_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7049)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **64–36** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed — **44–56** (fail) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **14–7** (pass) · lower
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **63–37** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carl Glimm — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:18:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:24:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T16:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:19:03+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:19:02+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:09:38+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:37:48+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T16:49:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T16:48:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure, failure, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-06T19:24:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-05T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-23T21:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:34:17+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:09:07+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02T20:30:25+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-01T20:23:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-02-28T20:17:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-23T20:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-23T19:01:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-21T17:49:51+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-15T22:00:18+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-15T20:26:22+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-15T14:12:09+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-02-14T14:16:44+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-08T14:33:36+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07T20:39:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-07T16:44:01+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-07T16:01:29+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-07T15:51:05+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-07T15:51:04+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Probable
- **2023-02-07T15:45:53+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-04T20:37:23+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T20:34:11+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-03T20:34:07+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-03T20:17:49+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-03T18:27:17+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-03T15:09:08+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-03T15:09:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-02T23:00:42+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-02T18:55:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-28T23:12:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-27T22:44:04+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-27T20:09:41+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-10T14:27:48+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/12c148a2-f015-434d-8547-b173c98e9ba9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).