---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempting lottery game parameters from MAPA"
description: "Exempting lottery game parameters from MAPA"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 1"
citation: "Montana SB 1 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Rule Making", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sue Malek"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-07"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00de1122-bb9a-4a86-bbca-dcf30ea05f72"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=1&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "2fbe9e709673272f3d2967a37736cb3a6c7b4e997a7413029afbe72f4cc93c85"
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 SB 1 (2019) — Exempting lottery game parameters from MAPA

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0001_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0001_1.pdf)
2. **SB0001_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0001_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0001.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **80–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Sue Malek — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-07** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-10-17** Draft in Edit
- **2018-10-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-10-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-13** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-14** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-11-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-11** Hearing
- **2019-01-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-17** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-23** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **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/00de1122-bb9a-4a86-bbca-dcf30ea05f72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).