---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise ballot tabulation dates for counties"
description: "Revise ballot tabulation dates for counties"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 351"
citation: "Montana SB 351 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bf1eeb9-2537-4efa-a396-5c352786af45"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=351&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "87af44b842e7c7219bf3891e9abcb37b992db35147c320c84decc57ef151a62d"
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 351 (2021) — Revise ballot tabulation dates for counties

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0351_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0351_1.pdf)
2. **SB0351_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0351_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0351.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** 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** 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`
- **2021-03-19** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **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`
- **2021-04-29** 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/4bf1eeb9-2537-4efa-a396-5c352786af45`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).