---
type: "Bill"
title: "Remove Headwaters State Park from primitive parks list"
description: "Remove Headwaters State Park from primitive parks list"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 70"
citation: "Montana SB 70 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Recreation/Parks/Sports", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Pat Flowers"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-09-17"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44aed7b0-a36a-4f55-8a32-72b652cda748"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=70&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "faf94ac9ac2c403a70a66792b3c70ce256ae8e9587082568d0ad722dd2bc560f"
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 70 (2019) — Remove Headwaters State Park from primitive parks list

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0070_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0070_1.pdf)
2. **SB0070_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0070_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0070.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **70–27** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **78–22** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **36–14** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Pat Flowers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-09-17** Draft Request Received
- **2018-11-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-11-30** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2018-11-30** 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
- **2018-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2018-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2018-12-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-17** Hearing
- **2019-01-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-04** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-05** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-05** Transmitted to House
- **2019-02-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-04-03** 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`
- **2019-04-30** 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/44aed7b0-a36a-4f55-8a32-72b652cda748`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).