---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise voter ID laws"
description: "Generally revise voter ID laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 169"
citation: "Montana SB 169 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 77
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5016c47-df55-47d9-ba28-bcd9c706921a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=169&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f3d9a88c29b0ddb416d4184eca309a5b63feae873b95f2fc3d6f3623ad43fe53"
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 169 (2021) — Generally revise voter ID laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0169_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0169_1.pdf)
2. **SB0169_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0169_2.pdf)
3. **SB0169_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0169_3.pdf)
4. **SB0169_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0169_4.pdf)
5. **SB0169_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0169_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0169.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Mr. Speaker D/PASS — **55–45** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass As Amended — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-21** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-22** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-26** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-27** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-28** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-08** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-11** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-11** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing Canceled - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-12** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-19** 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/e5016c47-df55-47d9-ba28-bcd9c706921a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).