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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Eliminate or revise MCA references to Article II, section 36, of MT Constitution"
+description: "Eliminate or revise MCA references to Article II, section 36, of MT Constitution"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "HB 46"
+citation: "Montana HB 46 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Lola Sheldon-Galloway"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 42
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-09-12"
+last_action: "2019-02-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbb7ac0c-81d5-415f-8b16-20b404df73f2"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=46&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
+source_hash: "3d345db829c136becbccba65b4ca4781cbe4c21f81e69a7b5e14f623dee37906"
+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 HB 46 (2019) — Eliminate or revise MCA references to Article II, section 36, of MT Constitution
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0046_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0046_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0046_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0046_2.pdf)
+3. **HB0046_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0046_x.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0046.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Lola Sheldon-Galloway — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-09-12** Draft Request Received
+- **2018-10-17** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2018-10-17** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2018-10-23** Draft in Edit
+- **2018-10-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2018-10-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2018-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2018-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-11-07** Executive Director Review
+- **2018-11-07** Draft in Assembly
+- **2018-11-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
+- **2018-12-07** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-12-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-12-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-14** Hearing
+- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-01-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-01-23** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2019-01-24** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-24** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-30** Hearing
+- **2019-01-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-01-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-02-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-02-02** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-02-02** Returned to House
+- **2019-02-04** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2019-02-05** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2019-02-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2019-02-05** Signed by Speaker
+- **2019-02-06** Signed by President
+- **2019-02-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-02-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-02-14** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbb7ac0c-81d5-415f-8b16-20b404df73f2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+