---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to term \"crime of violence\""
description: "Generally revise laws related to term \"crime of violence\""
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 88"
citation: "Montana SB 88 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2018-11-14"
last_action: "2019-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6201677f-49bb-499d-981e-2314c84fd642"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=88&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "b023c7045aa15fb4e02886eb03041425adaf3e95397cb720b85c8a068084a248"
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 88 (2019) — Generally revise laws related to term "crime of violence"

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0088_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0088_1.pdf)
2. **SB0088_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0099//SB0088_x.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0088.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Diane Sands — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2018-12-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2018-12-13** Draft in Edit
- **2018-12-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2018-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2018-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2018-12-14** Executive Director Review
- **2018-12-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2018-12-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-10** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-16** Hearing
- **2019-01-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-21** Transmitted to House
- **2019-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Hearing
- **2019-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2019-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-03-25** Returned to Senate
- **2019-03-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-02** Signed by President
- **2019-04-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6201677f-49bb-499d-981e-2314c84fd642`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).