---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force"
description: "Extend the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 4"
citation: "Montana SB 4 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Indians", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason D Small"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-25"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02cd0aef-86b8-4c4a-aac5-c3729429c71b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=4&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "215241e6ccfb467d1d289ac002f61eedbb6e61d91cdce5935175c8f9da64817c"
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 4 (2021) — Extend the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0004_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0004_1.pdf)
2. **SB0004_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0004_2.pdf)
3. **SB0004_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0004_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0004.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason D Small — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-25** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-02** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-07** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-12** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-14** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-04** Returned to Senate
- **2021-02-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22** 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/02cd0aef-86b8-4c4a-aac5-c3729429c71b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).