---
type: "Bill"
title: "Amend method for measuring water for aquifer recharge or mitigation"
description: "Amend method for measuring water for aquifer recharge or mitigation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "Montana SB 49 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property", "Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-09-20"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a716ee58-ae4b-4df9-b3ca-542d25cdcaee"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=49&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "984f130d882ce1bf59734b6808fad1e9a835c6b39568cfadc2567acb7cb6ae05"
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 49 (2019) — Amend method for measuring water for aquifer recharge or mitigation

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0049_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0049_1.pdf)
2. **SB0049_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0049_2.pdf)
3. **SB0049_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0049_3.pdf)
4. **SB0049_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0049_x.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0049.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **82–17** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-20** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-11-30** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2018-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-04** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2018-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-16** Hearing
- **2019-01-23** 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`
- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-29** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-29** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-22** Hearing
- **2019-04-01** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2019-04-03** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in Committee
- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-04-13** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-15** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-25** Signed by President
- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-02** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a716ee58-ae4b-4df9-b3ca-542d25cdcaee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).