---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow government accounting standards to include DOA framework"
description: "Allow government accounting standards to include DOA framework"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 2"
citation: "Montana SB 2 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Margaret (Margie) MacDonald"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2018-07-31"
last_action: "2019-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e8e7791-a1b8-4578-b5cd-f0cdacc15bde"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=2&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "0a4d2b26cdcc266ee160d30211e69e0d4c919c1f764902045da83cc472a182a4"
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 2 (2019) — Allow government accounting standards to include DOA framework

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0002_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0002_1.pdf)
2. **SB0002_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0002_2.pdf)
3. **SB0002_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0002_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0002.pdf)

## Votes

- ReconsAction-Custer — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- Rerefer-Custer — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **16–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–53** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **77–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Margaret (Margie) MacDonald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-31** Draft Request Received
- **2018-10-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-10-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-10-25** Draft in Edit
- **2018-10-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-10-31** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-12** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-13** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-11-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-11-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-11** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-23** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-05** Hearing
- **2019-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Not Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-13** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
- **2019-02-13** Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-26** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-03-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-13** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-03-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-14** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-18** Signed by President
- **2019-03-19** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-21** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e8e7791-a1b8-4578-b5cd-f0cdacc15bde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).