---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise display of sample ballots at polling places"
description: "Revise display of sample ballots at polling places"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 166"
citation: "Montana HB 166 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mary Ann Dunwell"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-10-22"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/23fa5649-d0f9-4afb-bcb8-531169ad8be3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=166&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "6fe106796522f94237e92b53cf92dc9beae107902dcaba67958874e610065aa7"
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 166 (2019) — Revise display of sample ballots at polling places

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0166_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0166_1.pdf)
2. **HB0166_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0166_2.pdf)
3. **HB0166_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0166_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0166.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–30** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **63–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **26–24** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mary Ann Dunwell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-22** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-03** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-10** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-10** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-10** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-22** Hearing
- **2019-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-31** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-20** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-06** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-17** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/23fa5649-d0f9-4afb-bcb8-531169ad8be3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).