# Montana SB 373: Revise laws related to enforcement of liens

Montana SB 373, Revise laws related to enforcement of liens, is a 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Barry Usher (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-08 (Chapter Number Assigned) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Montana SB 373
- State: Montana
- Session: 69th Legislature, Regular Session (2025)
- Title: Revise laws related to enforcement of liens
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-19
- Last action: 2025-05-08, Chapter Number Assigned
- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Property, Economic Development, Secured Transactions
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (273 yes, 24 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More places to file lien cases: mixed, medium. If you are not paid within 30 days for work, services, feed, or materials, you can sue to enforce a lien. You can file in a court in the county where the contract was made, where the owner lives at filing, or where the property sits. An owner can ask the court for a hearing to contest a proposed sa…
- Quicker lien steps, 21-day notice: mixed, medium. Courts may use an order to show cause instead of a summons in lien cases. The court can issue the order before serving the owner. The order must be mailed by certified mail and by first-class mail to the owner’s last known address at least 21 days before the hearing. Judges set the hearing date; th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Barry Usher (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Morgan Thiel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steve Fitzpatrick (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-11 | House | Do Concur | pass | 97 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | House | Do Concur | pass | 94 | 4 |   |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 43 | 7 |   |
| 2025-03-01 | Senate | Do Pass | pass | 39 | 11 |   |

## Actions (24)

- 2025-05-08: Chapter Number Assigned (Senate)
- 2025-05-05: Signed by Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Transmitted to Governor (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Signed by Speaker (House)
- 2025-04-21: Signed by President (Senate)
- 2025-04-12: Returned from Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: Sent to Enrolling (Senate)
- 2025-04-11: 3rd Reading (House)
- 2025-04-10: 2nd Reading (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Report (House)
- 2025-03-27: Committee Executive Action (House)
- 2025-03-17: Hearing (House)
- 2025-03-17: Rereferred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-04: 1st Reading (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to Committee (House)
- 2025-03-03: Transmitted to House (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: 3rd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-03-01: 2nd Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Report (Senate)
- 2025-02-26: Committee Executive Action (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Hearing (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Referred to Committee (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: 1st Reading (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Introduced (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-04-12: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b4e21d5b-85b9-431a-a3c6-e2166c445b61)
- Introduced, 2025-02-19: [PDF](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ebb4e1ae-1ad7-452a-9bac-65fd3191f217)

## Related bills

- SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law (signed)
- HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit (vetoed)
- HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws (vetoed)
- SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act (vetoed)
- SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program (vetoed)
- SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer (vetoed)

## Sources
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=b4e21d5b-85b9-431a-a3c6-e2166c445b61)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://docs.legmt.gov/download-ticket?ticketId=ebb4e1ae-1ad7-452a-9bac-65fd3191f217)

## Related
- [SB 437: Revise definition of sex in Montana law](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB437-2025)
- [HB 831: Increase elderly homeowner and renter income tax credit](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB831-2025)
- [HB 628: Revise early literacy targeted intervention laws](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-HB628-2025)
- [SB 410: Provide for Montana genomic security act](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB410-2025)
- [SB 424: Revising the disabled veteran property tax assistance program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB424-2025)
- [SB 422: Generally revise laws relating to insurance coverage relating to cancer](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB422-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MT-SB373-2025 (as of 2026-10-19).