---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to telecommunications contracts with state prisons"
description: "Generally revise laws related to telecommunications contracts with state prisons"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 303"
citation: "Montana SB 303 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Corrections", "Statutory", "Interim Studies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Tom McGillvray"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 62
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-29"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc3919c4-a270-4f02-b2df-7d88ffacfb71"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=303&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "5743caf676096dffba9ec02320db42abf4e32da80a3c8e65090a5a3929ab6d54"
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 303 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to telecommunications contracts with state prisons

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0303_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0303_1.pdf)
2. **SB0303_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0303_2.pdf)
3. **SB0303_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0303_3.pdf)
4. **SB0303_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0303_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0303.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Tom McGillvray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-29** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-29** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-15** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **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
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-21** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** Rules Suspended to Accept Late Return of Amended Bill
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-28** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-04-28** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-05-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/dc3919c4-a270-4f02-b2df-7d88ffacfb71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).