---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise peace officer statutes"
description: "Generally revise peace officer statutes"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 98"
citation: "Montana HB 98 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Public Officers and Employees", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa4077b7-c99b-4d20-9751-1dbbaec14a45"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=98&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "4d953dd8f80be9400dc44f1dabecbfe2d816ef880103b7549e389517b26f8ec0"
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 98 (2019) — Generally revise peace officer statutes

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0098_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0098_1.pdf)
2. **HB0098_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0098_2.pdf)
3. **HB0098_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0098_3.pdf)
4. **HB0098_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0098_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0098.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **88–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank Garner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-23** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-11-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-15** Hearing
- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-13** Hearing
- **2019-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-19** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2019-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-22** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-23** 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/aa4077b7-c99b-4d20-9751-1dbbaec14a45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).