---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize the board of horseracing to conduct historical horseracing."
description: "Authorize the board of horseracing to conduct historical horseracing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 183"
citation: "Montana SB 183 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2018-10-22"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca586ef2-a5c9-462c-bfdd-0ebf6405f0ee"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=183&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "fd0f0c220258e8003b9329eb74f0fb3d3f23be9586461ad9389df35f7d963a59"
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 183 (2019) — Authorize the board of horseracing to conduct historical horseracing.

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0183_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0183_1.pdf)
2. **SB0183_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0183_2.pdf)
3. **SB0183_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0183_3.pdf)
4. **SB0183_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0199//SB0183_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0183.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Gauthier D/PASS — **26–24** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **89–8** (pass) · lower
- AMD-004 Gauthier D/PASS — **41–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **20–30** (fail) · upper
- AMD-003 Blasdel D/PASS — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- ReconsAction SB 183 AND TO MAR 15-Blasdel — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Indefinitely Postpone -Thomas — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- AMD-002 Blasdel D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-22** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-22** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-24** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-06** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-13** Hearing
- **2019-02-21** 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
- **2019-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-23** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-25** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-26** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-08** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2019-03-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-13** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-13** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-13** 2nd Reading Pass as Amended Motion Failed
- **2019-03-13** 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
- **2019-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-15** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-15** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2019-03-15** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2019-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-19** Transmitted to House
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-04-02** Hearing
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **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
- **2019-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** 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/ca586ef2-a5c9-462c-bfdd-0ebf6405f0ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).