---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise statute of limitation laws regarding overbilling of telecom services"
description: "Revise statute of limitation laws regarding overbilling of telecom services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 183"
citation: "Montana SB 183 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Information Technology (see also: Communications)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-28"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab42f593-cfce-4e95-9252-166ce3d85108"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=183&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "b6f5b4c74745cc775bd901bcd0874a4578ddd23c923d03a48ce7b45306a59922"
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 183 (2021) — Revise statute of limitation laws regarding overbilling of telecom services

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0183_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0183_1.pdf)
2. **SB0183_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0183_2.pdf)
3. **SB0183_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0183_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0183.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-28** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-22** 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
- **2021-01-28** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-06** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-15** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/ab42f593-cfce-4e95-9252-166ce3d85108`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).