---
type: "Bill"
title: "Include prepaid wireless in 9-1-1 tax"
description: "Include prepaid wireless in 9-1-1 tax"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 81"
citation: "Montana SB 81 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Emergency and Disaster Services", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Keith Regier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 64
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-05"
last_action: "2021-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25b3730c-c94e-4a4f-a1a8-8212baad4ba7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=81&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e56f1ca342c788707a70a373cd7c5e1ae91335d4ccf6f34377ed885c8b026766"
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 81 (2021) — Include prepaid wireless in 9-1-1 tax

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0081_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0081_1.pdf)
2. **SB0081_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0081_2.pdf)
3. **SB0081_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0081_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0081.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–7** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **15–4** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Keith Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-05** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-13** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-06** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-06** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-15** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-18** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-19** Hearing - (S) Energy and Telecommunications
- **2021-01-21** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Energy and Telecommunications `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-29** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-01** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-02-02** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-02** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-02** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-10** 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/25b3730c-c94e-4a4f-a1a8-8212baad4ba7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).