---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state finance laws"
description: "Generally revise state finance laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 191"
citation: "Montana SB 191 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ryan Osmundson"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 63
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7ea8cd9-39e5-466a-b00d-3586bb563d8c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=191&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "83ab55848cea0e4c13fb95d3df622aa350838380ecc801c42522ef91508c88e0"
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 191 (2021) — Generally revise state finance laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0191_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0191_1.pdf)
2. **SB0191_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0191_2.pdf)
3. **SB0191_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0191_3.pdf)
4. **SB0191_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0191_4.pdf)
5. **SB0191_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0199//SB0191_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0191.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ryan Osmundson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-17** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-31** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-03** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-03** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-15** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-04-09** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading House Amendments Not Concurred `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-21** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-28** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-28** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-28** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-29** 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/d7ea8cd9-39e5-466a-b00d-3586bb563d8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).