---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for tribal participation in 9-1-1 grant program"
description: "Provide for tribal participation in 9-1-1 grant program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 14"
citation: "Montana SB 14 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Emergency and Disaster Services", "Indians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ellis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-01-15"
last_action: "2021-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9068d422-78a2-41a0-aab0-216964515097"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=14&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "5e5cf27a04bae3dfbaf710939aa8416ef9025d6ef0a9847f29392005d1cb9f33"
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 14 (2021) — Provide for tribal participation in 9-1-1 grant program

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0014_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0014_1.pdf)
2. **SB0014_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0014_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0014.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Janet Ellis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-15** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-10-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-10-30** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-25** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-12** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-01-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-20** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-04** Returned to Senate
- **2021-02-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-20** Signed by President
- **2021-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-01** 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/9068d422-78a2-41a0-aab0-216964515097`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).