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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Eliminate secretary of state's microfilm requirements"
+description: "Eliminate secretary of state's microfilm requirements"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 276"
+citation: "Montana SB 276 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Documents"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-12-13"
+last_action: "2021-04-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4890300f-14c4-401b-9f5c-7614aaf98e68"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=276&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
+source_hash: "892897944dc50caffb1d52789a9787e2d6610d73f4eb799a4a907e60d2c10b5c"
+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 276 (2021) — Eliminate secretary of state's microfilm requirements
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0276_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0276_1.pdf)
+2. **SB0276_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0276_X.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0276.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper
+- DO PASS — **5–3** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **43–6** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
+- **2021-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-02-11** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2021-02-11** Draft in Edit
+- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2021-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2021-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Review
+- **2021-02-15** Draft in Assembly
+- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2021-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2021-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2021-02-23** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) State Administration
+- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
+- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (H) State Administration
+- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
+- **2021-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
+- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-03-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-03-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-03-19** Returned to Senate
+- **2021-03-22** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
+- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
+- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-04-09** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4890300f-14c4-401b-9f5c-7614aaf98e68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+