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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Protecting constitutional rights during an emergency"
+description: "Protecting constitutional rights during an emergency"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 370"
+citation: "Montana SB 370 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Emergency and Disaster Services", "State Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jason W Ellsworth"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2020-07-23"
+last_action: "2021-04-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1c12685-9529-4850-ab1b-ac380c91cd49"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=370&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
+source_hash: "97b4dcb3e7558e02c9b9e036a880d66eb9a97b3f3c9fcc67af1d930639e8a662"
+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 370 (2021) — Protecting constitutional rights during an emergency
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **SB0370_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0370_1.pdf)
+2. **SB0370_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0370_X.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0370.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
+- DO PASS — **17–1** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jason W Ellsworth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-07-23** Draft Request Received
+- **2021-02-06** Draft On Hold
+- **2021-02-16** Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2021-02-16** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-02-17** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
+- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
+- **2021-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2021-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2021-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-20** Executive Director Review
+- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
+- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2021-02-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2021-02-24** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-27** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
+- **2021-03-02** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-08** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2021-03-09** Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2021-03-09** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
+- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-03-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-03-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-03-17** Transmitted to House
+- **2021-03-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
+- **2021-03-25** Amendments Available
+- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
+- **2021-04-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
+- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2021-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2021-04-21** Returned to Senate
+- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2021-04-23** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2021-04-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
+- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
+- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-04-30** 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/c1c12685-9529-4850-ab1b-ac380c91cd49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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