---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repeal campaign finance provision on petty cash"
description: "Repeal campaign finance provision on petty cash"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 115"
citation: "Montana SB 115 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Douglas (Doug) Kary"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-10"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfbc3e27-f923-4b39-8044-73c1451549ba"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=115&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "4e00c66650753ba904ad2815773a459a65efdac61dc55c7dc9af34c7f1296334"
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 115 (2019) — Repeal campaign finance provision on petty cash

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0115_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0115_1.pdf)
2. **SB0115_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0115_2.pdf)
3. **SB0115_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0115_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0115.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Douglas (Doug) Kary — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-10** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-28** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-12-31** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-02** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-03** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-21** Hearing
- **2019-01-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2019-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-31** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-03-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-02** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-02** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-02** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-05** Signed by President
- **2019-04-09** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-09** 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/dfbc3e27-f923-4b39-8044-73c1451549ba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).