---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise ethics laws"
description: "Revise ethics laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 150"
citation: "Montana SB 150 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-10"
last_action: "2019-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1355a3b-671c-44fb-a134-6aefb4f2046b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=150&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ae557014bdc9c61703ada93e20197b97b78c755b14ef28c4369b0a373d21a087"
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 150 (2019) — Revise ethics laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0150_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0150_1.pdf)
2. **SB0150_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0150_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0150.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **74–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-10** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-14** 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
- **2019-01-16** 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`
- **2019-01-28** Hearing
- **2019-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-08** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-11** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-13** 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/f1355a3b-671c-44fb-a134-6aefb4f2046b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).