---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow access control systems for alcohol and gambling licensees"
description: "Allow access control systems for alcohol and gambling licensees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 119"
citation: "Montana SB 119 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Gambling", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-11-15"
last_action: "2019-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/364cdc75-5abe-4ed2-92f9-85bcc835d085"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=119&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "66844d3c3388ca48b8521317a7faf127b7dc2eb9119fa7e8aeb7b04ff60fd07d"
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 119 (2019) — Allow access control systems for alcohol and gambling licensees

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0119_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0119_1.pdf)
2. **SB0119_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0119_2.pdf)
3. **SB0119_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0119_3.pdf)
4. **SB0119_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0119_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0119.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **79–19** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-08** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-10** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2019-01-11** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-22** Hearing
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-30** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-03-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-25** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-03** 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/364cdc75-5abe-4ed2-92f9-85bcc835d085`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).