---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow certain municipalities to annex onto a rural fire district"
description: "Allow certain municipalities to annex onto a rural fire district"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 20"
citation: "Montana SB 20 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Fires and Fire Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Roger Webb"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-31"
last_action: "2019-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8deeb06d-20ed-420b-8264-0ae7b2204877"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=20&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "128187ee571d2be950f6fb1960cb8d65b43ec07216c4fe4056310c02f7fa1049"
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 20 (2019) — Allow certain municipalities to annex onto a rural fire district

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0020_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0020_1.pdf)
2. **SB0020_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0020_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0020.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **86–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Roger Webb — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-31** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-05** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-11-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-21** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-23** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-21** Hearing
- **2019-01-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-30** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Hearing
- **2019-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2019-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-25** Returned to Senate
- **2019-02-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-07** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-08** Signed by President
- **2019-03-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-11** 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/8deeb06d-20ed-420b-8264-0ae7b2204877`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).