---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws for use of reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking"
description: "Revise laws for use of reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 348"
citation: "Montana SB 348 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walt Sales"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fedd00fd-dcc7-41a6-ac40-27d026ca1bad"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=348&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "c27679bc8cf5414558860e6e7f6b61f1ed39c91270e89d24b9bbc61393c838b8"
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 348 (2021) — Revise laws for use of reclaimed wastewater for snowmaking

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0348_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0348_1.pdf)
2. **SB0348_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0348_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0348.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Walt Sales — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-01** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-07** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Natural Resources `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) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-26** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** 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/fedd00fd-dcc7-41a6-ac40-27d026ca1bad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).