---
type: "Bill"
title: "Providing for release of call location to law enforcement in an emergency"
description: "Providing for release of call location to law enforcement in an emergency"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 219"
citation: "Montana SB 219 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Emergency and Disaster Services", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Howard"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-27"
last_action: "2021-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43590a0c-deae-4fae-9848-8f1d514f4ea3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=219&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "69f69d922555c5ab0dba5590b43b7dd4be8a756d0d9a2b5c13c547ed73069928"
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 219 (2021) — Providing for release of call location to law enforcement in an emergency

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0219_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0219_1.pdf)
2. **SB0219_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0219_2.pdf)
3. **SB0219_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0219_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0219.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **78–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **75–21** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- David Howard — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-05** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-01** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-03** 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
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-17** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **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
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-04** 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/43590a0c-deae-4fae-9848-8f1d514f4ea3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).