---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising state lottery laws relating to compensation of lottery employees"
description: "Revising state lottery laws relating to compensation of lottery employees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 309"
citation: "Montana SB 309 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walt Sales"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-10-21"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ea8c083-67de-4fa4-b115-95d47d3d8d21"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=309&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "7f6bc872292dca64e1f3ec672567b35b094f77ca75689987b85711b5c459deed"
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 309 (2021) — Revising state lottery laws relating to compensation of lottery employees

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0309_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0309_1.pdf)
2. **SB0309_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0309_2.pdf)
3. **SB0309_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0309_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0309.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **85–13** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walt Sales — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-21** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-30** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-20** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `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** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-19** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-19** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/3ea8c083-67de-4fa4-b115-95d47d3d8d21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).