---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify laws regarding cost of care for animals seized"
description: "Clarify laws regarding cost of care for animals seized"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 320"
citation: "Montana SB 320 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel R Salomon"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-11-15"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d4608e6-6d3e-4503-bc8d-5d64b93729f7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=320&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "2f54285bc5f41e7bbaf71eb8ce78935055054174a7a28eaca24d8891b9c9e70f"
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 320 (2019) — Clarify laws regarding cost of care for animals seized

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0320_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0320_1.pdf)
2. **SB0320_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0320_2.pdf)
3. **SB0320_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0320_3.pdf)
4. **SB0320_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0399//SB0320_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0320.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **60–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Daniel R Salomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-31** Draft On Hold
- **2019-02-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-02-11** Draft in Edit
- **2019-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2019-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-02-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-02-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-21** Executive Director Review
- **2019-02-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-02-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-02-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-02-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-02-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-02-26** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-02-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-03-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-03-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-03-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-23** Transmitted to House
- **2019-03-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-04-02** Hearing
- **2019-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-13** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-17** 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`
- **2019-05-07** 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/3d4608e6-6d3e-4503-bc8d-5d64b93729f7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).