---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow written bids for state trust land oil and gas leases"
description: "Allow written bids for state trust land oil and gas leases"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 41"
citation: "Montana SB 41 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rule Making", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom Richmond"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2018-09-17"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8875cd6-996b-4ea0-97a7-68035170c9d6"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=41&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "ebcc179cebb4d6a064cf1bdcfea8035649a8138a823fedfc19209619c1dd2c8c"
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 41 (2019) — Allow written bids for state trust land oil and gas leases

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0041_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0041_1.pdf)
2. **SB0041_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0041_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0041.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **46–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom Richmond — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-12** Draft On Hold
- **2018-11-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Edit
- **2018-11-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-11-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-28** Draft Back for Redo
- **2018-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-11-30** 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`
- **2019-01-16** Hearing
- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-24** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-04** Hearing Canceled
- **2019-03-20** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-04** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-04** Returned to Senate
- **2019-04-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-08** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-15** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d8875cd6-996b-4ea0-97a7-68035170c9d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).