---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow for counties to pay for polling location in certain circumstances"
description: "Allow for counties to pay for polling location in certain circumstances"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 232"
citation: "Montana SB 232 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-12-02"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75d67b7d-6b17-402c-b39a-7ff746adbd84"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=232&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "6d27aada0d5fa0f0f3fe6c69128d52fdc8c31cd24129c059672a364396beb1e4"
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 232 (2019) — Allow for counties to pay for polling location in certain circumstances

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0232_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0232_1.pdf)
2. **SB0232_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0232_2.pdf)
3. **SB0232_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0232_3.pdf)
4. **SB0232_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0232_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0232.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **6–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **82–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **82–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2019-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-30** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-02-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-01** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-13** Hearing
- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-20** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75d67b7d-6b17-402c-b39a-7ff746adbd84`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).