Revise laws related to enforcement of liens
SB 373 revises Montana's lien enforcement process under Section 71-3-1203, MCA, primarily affecting contractors, suppliers, and property owners. It eliminates the need for a traditional summons when enforcing liens, replacing it with an "order to show cause" that requires 21 days' written notice to the property owner before a hearing. The bill also adds specific affidavit requirements for lienors to detail services performed, property location, and unpaid charges, and clarifies procedures for sheriff's sales of property to satisfy liens. These changes aim to standardize and streamline lien enforcement while specifying court and service requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed May 8, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2025 · House Apr 11, 2025
How they voted
43–7
Passed
Total votes 50
Mar 3, 2025
D
Democratic18
72% Yea
R
Republican32
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
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Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
(S) Signed by Governor
upper
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
Apr 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (97-2-1)
house
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
(H) Rereferred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary
lower
Mar 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (43-7)
senate
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
(S) Introduced
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Barry Usher
RRepublican
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