---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise gambling laws"
description: "Generally revise gambling laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 49"
citation: "Montana SB 49 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Blasdel"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-09-16"
last_action: "2021-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2a923fb-dd59-4971-bea7-a06136581e93"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=49&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "d0c7b63358ab7bc7595410e62734f78a9be6c0813c2a538ab7c547412f6c5696"
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 49 (2021) — Generally revise gambling laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0049_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0049_1.pdf)
2. **SB0049_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0049_2.pdf)
3. **SB0049_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0049_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0049.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **84–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Olsen D/PASS — **43–56** (fail) · lower
- Do Concur — **79–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mark Blasdel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-16** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-10-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-10-22** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-10** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-23** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-07** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-01-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-14** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-15** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-04** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-21** 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/d2a923fb-dd59-4971-bea7-a06136581e93`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).