---
type: "Bill"
title: "Code commissioner bill"
description: "Code commissioner bill"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 36"
citation: "Montana SB 36 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-25"
last_action: "2021-02-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/711667d5-96f7-416b-8f44-5ed02eeaabd2"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=36&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "b61dab5cd416ebccc75aad2a076c4d8e70b7300cc7b8ee83d680a15cb5699c42"
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 36 (2021) — Code commissioner bill

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0036_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0036_1.pdf)
2. **SB0036_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0036_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0036.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-25** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-13** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-13** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-21** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-08** Returned to Senate
- **2021-02-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-15** Signed by President
- **2021-02-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-16** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-23** 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/711667d5-96f7-416b-8f44-5ed02eeaabd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).