---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow person to serve on more than one special district board in rural area"
description: "Allow person to serve on more than one special district board in rural area"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 326"
citation: "Montana HB 326 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Redfield"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-11-16"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e89691a9-da0e-4324-a759-1458b8150ab7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=326&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ac9411359d98c41b257f3a1109235af6946e9a1fa6ed2d4b7ea70f89bf79cfeb"
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 326 (2019) — Allow person to serve on more than one special district board in rural area

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0326_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0326_1.pdf)
2. **HB0326_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0326_2.pdf)
3. **HB0326_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0326_3.pdf)
4. **HB0326_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0326_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0326.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Ellsworth D/PASS — **25–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **47–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alan Redfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-24** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-29** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-29** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-05** Hearing
- **2019-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-15** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-11** Hearing
- **2019-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-21** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-06** Signed by President
- **2019-04-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-17** 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/e89691a9-da0e-4324-a759-1458b8150ab7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).