---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise probation laws"
description: "Generally revise probation laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 220"
citation: "Montana SB 220 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-10-09"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5b52a8-faa9-4789-8624-cedd2dede88a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=220&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "9ab97b197e7d40f780c7bfe07353aecd23ebc053cda9ef3f357abfe082dbdbf5"
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 220 (2019) — Generally revise probation laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0220_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0220_1.pdf)
2. **SB0220_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0220_2.pdf)
3. **SB0220_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0220_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0220.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **84–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-10-09** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-20** Draft On Hold
- **2019-01-04** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-01-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-25** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2019-01-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-01** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-04** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-04** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-06** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-08** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-02-19** Hearing
- **2019-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-09** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** 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/9a5b52a8-faa9-4789-8624-cedd2dede88a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).