---
type: "Bill"
title: "Constitutional amendment regarding electronic communications"
description: "Constitutional amendment regarding electronic communications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 203"
citation: "Montana SB 203 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Constitutional Amendment Proposals", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Bogner"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/392baf4d-0a0d-43fe-ac45-8e2b42e2db0a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=203&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "4be9ef87a2196b053dcb19e5fbfa4146fd2dc5cf010d154bcbf6f3bba76e586b"
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 203 (2021) — Constitutional amendment regarding electronic communications

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0203_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0203_1.pdf)
2. **SB0203_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0203_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0203.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **81–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **76–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Bogner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-17** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-03** 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
- **2021-02-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-05** 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/392baf4d-0a0d-43fe-ac45-8e2b42e2db0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).