---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revising laws related to candidate campaign finance loans"
description: "Generally revising laws related to candidate campaign finance loans"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 226"
citation: "Montana SB 226 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-13"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa64765b-81a1-4a15-b17d-a387af9a55b7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=226&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "194590393e0301bf77207447470cbf08d5aa15fdeebb091ef4402e54c2eb6f2d"
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 226 (2021) — Generally revising laws related to candidate campaign finance loans

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0226_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0226_1.pdf)
2. **SB0226_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0226_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0226.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **65–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-13** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-21** Draft On Hold
- **2020-11-21** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-20** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-24** 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
- **2021-02-10** 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) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-07** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-07** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-12** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22** 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/aa64765b-81a1-4a15-b17d-a387af9a55b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).