---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limit the duration of interlocal agreements"
description: "Limit the duration of interlocal agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 80"
citation: "Montana SB 80 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Contracts (see also: Public Contracts)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-03-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4a2a941-6d8c-4056-a88a-cdc25ea2d01d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=80&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "62c90d98a3374c98a5ead4bf3140baef4b614cc8ff468f3f869b8a0ce7adf85e"
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 80 (2021) — Limit the duration of interlocal agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0080_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0080_1.pdf)
2. **SB0080_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0080_2.pdf)
3. **SB0080_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0080_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0080.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-17** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-29** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-06** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2021-01-22** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2021-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-17** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Signed by President
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-26** 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/d4a2a941-6d8c-4056-a88a-cdc25ea2d01d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).