---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to privacy in communications"
description: "Revise laws related to privacy in communications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 192"
citation: "Montana HB 192 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marilyn Ryan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-12-10"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eafde333-ca7c-46a1-8717-a2d8d316c751"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=192&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "edbd21d54fb544b38ab126dbc7f5e4f7140e38875ddfaa558fbadecfdde7dba7"
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 192 (2019) — Revise laws related to privacy in communications

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0192_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0192_1.pdf)
2. **HB0192_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0192_2.pdf)
3. **HB0192_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0192_3.pdf)
4. **HB0192_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0192_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0192.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **75–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **70–28** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **76–23** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marilyn Ryan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-10** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-28** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-07** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2019-01-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-09** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-14** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-16** Sponsor List Modified
- **2019-01-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-21** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-28** Hearing
- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Hearing
- **2019-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-22** Hearing
- **2019-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eafde333-ca7c-46a1-8717-a2d8d316c751`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).