---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create the looping in native communities network grant program"
description: "Create the looping in native communities network grant program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 312"
citation: "Montana SB 312 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Indians", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason D Small"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 74
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2018-12-13"
last_action: "2019-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a533ae7e-9c62-4709-b17e-fe1bb20690f3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=312&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "e9245ed5c8e47590740902510e9d421b32e77c86ef8686a84ce424d124283877"
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 312 (2019) — Create the looping in native communities network grant program

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0312_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0312_1.pdf)
2. **SB0312_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0312_2.pdf)
3. **SB0312_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0312_3.pdf)
4. **SB0312_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0312_4.pdf)
5. **SB0312_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0312_x.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0312.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **92–5** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **93–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jason D Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-28** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-02-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-02-27** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-27** Hearing
- **2019-02-27** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-02-27** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** Hearing
- **2019-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-27** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-29** Transmitted to House
- **2019-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-29** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-04-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-04-05** Hearing
- **2019-04-05** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-04-11** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2019-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-15** Hearing
- **2019-04-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-17** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-04-17** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-18** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-26** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-09** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a533ae7e-9c62-4709-b17e-fe1bb20690f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).