---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify notice procedures for exempt right claims"
description: "Clarify notice procedures for exempt right claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 151"
citation: "Montana SB 151 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-11-12"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97004c34-c88b-49e0-9aa8-91f9832b4f68"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=151&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "aa946bdc2eb493cf3859ba2ea593ad444125d848aafdc23e833a7f91484aa625"
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 151 (2019) — Clarify notice procedures for exempt right claims

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0151_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0151_1.pdf)
2. **SB0151_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0151_2.pdf)
3. **SB0151_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0151_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0151.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **90–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **89–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-12** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-13** Draft On Hold
- **2018-11-23** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2018-12-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-10** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-14** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-16** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-24** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-28** Hearing
- **2019-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-08** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-12** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-04** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-15** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97004c34-c88b-49e0-9aa8-91f9832b4f68`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).