---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create presumption of domicile for students who join Montana National Guard"
description: "Create presumption of domicile for students who join Montana National Guard"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 243"
citation: "Montana SB 243 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Colleges (see also: University System)", "Military Affairs", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/622afc72-7af9-49da-8ac1-5efec5836312"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=243&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "d81a9146f367a2eddb6a8c3f7a6f3e25ac1f1b423ad00e1c401dc9c2af884100"
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 243 (2021) — Create presumption of domicile for students who join Montana National Guard

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0243_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0243_1.pdf)
2. **SB0243_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0243_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0243.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-05** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** 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) Education and Cultural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-23** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) Education and Cultural Resources
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Education and Cultural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Hearing - (H) Education
- **2021-03-31** Tabled in Committee - (H) Education `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-04-12** Taken from Table in Committee - (H) Education
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Education
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Education
- **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
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/622afc72-7af9-49da-8ac1-5efec5836312`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).