---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise and reorganize driving under the influence laws"
description: "Generally revise and reorganize driving under the influence laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 365"
citation: "Montana SB 365 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-13"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5466b569-37cc-48be-bb1f-b185fa2a7a62"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=365&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "ca4b732d9a3a0e72eb0bd87a80eba4eeffc16cf516fc757e285ceeaac1612b1b"
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 365 (2021) — Generally revise and reorganize driving under the influence laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0365_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0365_1.pdf)
2. **SB0365_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0365_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0365.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-13** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-18** 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
- **2021-02-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-24** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-27** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** 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/5466b569-37cc-48be-bb1f-b185fa2a7a62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).