---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide a procedure for electronically issued search warrants"
description: "Provide a procedure for electronically issued search warrants"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "SB 258"
citation: "Montana SB 258 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nels Swandal"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-14"
last_action: "2017-05-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/863fd09f-cb10-4503-b00d-2e0eed104f8e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0803&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b903e38b6b3d3605955747c8107ed8cf03669b892dc094b3de2a4a670f9b5b0c"
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 258 (2017) — Provide a procedure for electronically issued search warrants

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/SB0258.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nels Swandal — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-16** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-01** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-21** Hearing
- **2017-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-24** Transmitted to House
- **2017-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-04** Hearing
- **2017-04-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Returned to Senate
- **2017-04-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-05-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-22** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/863fd09f-cb10-4503-b00d-2e0eed104f8e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).