---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to campaign finance complaints"
description: "Revise laws related to campaign finance complaints"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 130"
citation: "Montana SB 130 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Manzella"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e99a8995-0d99-4bc1-a10a-472eba8ee64f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=130&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "bb572abc2619fbd1b45cf50911381115e01f4daeeb509f83621c49c62ba6f029"
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 130 (2021) — Revise laws related to campaign finance complaints

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0130_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0130_1.pdf)
2. **SB0130_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0130_2.pdf)
3. **SB0130_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0130_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0130.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Theresa Manzella — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-19** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-21** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-27** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-27** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-27** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-01-30** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-05** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-12** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Signed by President
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-23** 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/e99a8995-0d99-4bc1-a10a-472eba8ee64f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).