---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise crime reporting laws"
description: "Revise crime reporting laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 240"
citation: "Montana SB 240 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Theresa Manzella"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8289f4c8-afd4-4edd-a366-790efffa47c2"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=240&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "c13ed649a1f6997c52d974373b9696e75dd5c27e3c564e6ae08bb659abb0a8c3"
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 240 (2021) — Revise crime reporting laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0240_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0240_1.pdf)
2. **SB0240_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0240_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0240.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Theresa Manzella — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-12** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-26** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** 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/8289f4c8-afd4-4edd-a366-790efffa47c2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).