---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise notary laws"
description: "Generally revise notary laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 370"
citation: "Montana HB 370 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Documents", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Becky Beard"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-31"
last_action: "2019-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61c6558b-a9b3-4121-8df2-958d7ac49b46"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=370&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ce65848dc23d8c8a3bebfdb71ee9829ae92f854b54d0a38d51b8a165a0757147"
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 370 (2019) — Generally revise notary laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0370_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0370_1.pdf)
2. **HB0370_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0370_2.pdf)
3. **HB0370_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0370_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0370.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **58–41** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **69–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Becky Beard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-31** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-01-29** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-30** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-04** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-14** Hearing
- **2019-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Hearing
- **2019-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-18** Returned to House
- **2019-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-26** Signed by President
- **2019-03-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/61c6558b-a9b3-4121-8df2-958d7ac49b46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).