---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow late registrant absentee ballots to be dropped off at polling locations"
description: "Allow late registrant absentee ballots to be dropped off at polling locations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 148"
citation: "Montana SB 148 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-12-02"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dccf5f05-1789-4eae-b71e-4f535eb8225b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=148&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "9b9ab056fafdc6b4556bea3e16b2112cdbe005fdd700f5389527cca3f27cd2f0"
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 148 (2019) — Allow late registrant absentee ballots to be dropped off at polling locations

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0148_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0148_1.pdf)
2. **SB0148_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0148_2.pdf)
3. **SB0148_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0148_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0148.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **54–43** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **61–39** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-31** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-31** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **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
- **2019-01-07** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-01-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** Hearing
- **2019-02-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-13** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-14** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-14** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** 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`
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-19** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dccf5f05-1789-4eae-b71e-4f535eb8225b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).