---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise DNRC adjudication benchmarks"
description: "Revise DNRC adjudication benchmarks"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 13"
citation: "Montana SB 13 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jill Cohenour"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 40
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-16"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9235e50d-5f5c-40ff-8a64-eec910a5ac05"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=13&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "a5547f12b6d55db8eb881a037fba1586ee702af4acd30f91e24d1ea361d4c7f7"
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 13 (2021) — Revise DNRC adjudication benchmarks

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0013_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0013_1.pdf)
2. **SB0013_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0013_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0013.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **90–10** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **90–9** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **12–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jill Cohenour — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-16** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-20** Executive Director Review
- **2020-11-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-21** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-19** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9235e50d-5f5c-40ff-8a64-eec910a5ac05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).