---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow uniformed and overseas voters to use electronic signatures"
description: "Allow uniformed and overseas voters to use electronic signatures"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 124"
citation: "Montana SB 124 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Military Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dee Brown"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-07-24"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b03527f-cc7f-4c8d-a49a-11272b7071f3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=124&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "d09f6a2a31561619ba91ac33a0fc624d22d82b14a912cede91fc0688d46da4b6"
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 124 (2019) — Allow uniformed and overseas voters to use electronic signatures

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0124_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0124_1.pdf)
2. **SB0124_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0124_2.pdf)
3. **SB0124_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0124_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0124.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Dee Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-24** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-14** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-14** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-14** 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
- **2019-01-21** Hearing
- **2019-01-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-01-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-26** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** 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`
- **2019-04-01** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-02** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-04-03** Hearing
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b03527f-cc7f-4c8d-a49a-11272b7071f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).