---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws regarding sexual consent"
description: "Generally revise laws regarding sexual consent"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 261"
citation: "Montana SB 261 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 53
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-02"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e793e915-9af7-4b87-925c-262811b07fbc"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=261&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "13c5d70c0abd2a792b84135f07c3e84f34438f053090820fa59e0a7635da356e"
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 261 (2019) — Generally revise laws regarding sexual consent

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0261_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0261_1.pdf)
2. **SB0261_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0261_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0261.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **43–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diane Sands — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-02** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-06** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-07** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-08** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-09** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-02-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2019-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-13** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-20** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-21** Hearing
- **2019-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e793e915-9af7-4b87-925c-262811b07fbc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).