---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create stream gauge oversight work group"
description: "Create stream gauge oversight work group"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 32"
citation: "Montana SB 32 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jon C Sesso"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 83
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2018-09-19"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35368d8d-1ea9-4b75-ae01-93baebfcb7ce"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=32&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "5bd5758227d893526bafa8105220a93ebec02ccdcb28eb183c54079f846fc532"
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 32 (2019) — Create stream gauge oversight work group

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0032_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_1.pdf)
2. **SB0032_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_2.pdf)
3. **SB0032_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_3.pdf)
4. **SB0032_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_4.pdf)
5. **SB0032_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_5.pdf)
6. **SB0032_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0032_x.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0032.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **71–26** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **40–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jon C Sesso — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-19** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-11-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-04** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-04** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-11** Hearing
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-01-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-28** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-05** Hearing
- **2019-02-05** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-06** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-02-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-15** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-02-18** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-02-19** Fiscal Note Printed
- **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`
- **2019-03-18** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-04-10** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2019-04-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-16** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-04-17** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2019-04-17** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-17** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-04-18** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2019-04-23** Hearing
- **2019-04-23** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-23** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-24** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-24** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-25** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-25** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2019-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-26** 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/35368d8d-1ea9-4b75-ae01-93baebfcb7ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).