---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require OPI to create and maintain electronic directory photograph repository"
description: "Require OPI to create and maintain electronic directory photograph repository"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 40"
citation: "Montana SB 40 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-10"
last_action: "2019-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b359e942-83fa-4292-a747-970bb9ab255c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=40&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "881455154168f06c2deaacd19f6ac9461968cfdf7b0b5de743edfda75a2af21f"
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 40 (2019) — Require OPI to create and maintain electronic directory photograph repository

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0040_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0040_1.pdf)
2. **SB0040_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0040_2.pdf)
3. **SB0040_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0040_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0040.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **75–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-10** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-12-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-05** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-06** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-12** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-18** Hearing
- **2019-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `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`
- **2019-04-02** Hearing
- **2019-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** 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/b359e942-83fa-4292-a747-970bb9ab255c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).