---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise school safety laws"
description: "Generally revise school safety laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 35"
citation: "Montana SB 35 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Thomas"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-07-24"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fcd2e59f-cd3a-4ec9-b2b2-fdd651788a29"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=35&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "75896ecf0ea2275309460a5981e687d2eb40b0cf7d9640343be0ef1b085bfce3"
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 35 (2019) — Generally revise school safety laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0035_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0035_1.pdf)
2. **SB0035_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0035_2.pdf)
3. **SB0035_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0035_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0035.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **80–17** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **43–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **73–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Thomas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-07-24** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-06** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2018-11-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-21** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-23** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-18** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-11** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2019-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-09** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-10** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-12** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-12** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-17** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fcd2e59f-cd3a-4ec9-b2b2-fdd651788a29`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).