---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise gambling laws"
description: "Generally revise gambling laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 25"
citation: "Montana SB 25 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-07-30"
last_action: "2019-03-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/777a8194-349a-412d-a8df-475658f980dd"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=25&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "9c4f5aa3444892ff70cc4e56a336c613332837984a646f0ef36bf703d61b1309"
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 25 (2019) — Generally revise gambling laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0025_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0025_1.pdf)
2. **SB0025_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0025_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0025.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-30** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-26** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-30** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-06** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-03** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-06** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-17** Hearing
- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** 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`
- **2019-02-11** Hearing
- **2019-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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`
- **2019-03-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-18** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/777a8194-349a-412d-a8df-475658f980dd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).