---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise MAPA to allow for a tie breaking process in interim committees"
description: "Revise MAPA to allow for a tie breaking process in interim committees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 82"
citation: "Montana SB 82 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Legislature", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-09-30"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17aec8d8-c337-4d37-9f76-459880c86b3e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=82&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "4e0dc56203cbc5a3db6884691adc2cfe71e7f7321231b268e6d986503359d09d"
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 82 (2021) — Revise MAPA to allow for a tie breaking process in interim committees

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0082_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0082_1.pdf)
2. **SB0082_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0082_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0082.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-30** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-25** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-05** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-05** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-08** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-01-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-25** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-26** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-26** Transmitted to House
- **2021-01-28** Referred to Committee - (H) Legislative Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Hearing - (H) Legislative Administration
- **2021-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Legislative Administration
- **2021-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Legislative Administration
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16** Returned to Senate
- **2021-03-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-22** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Signed by President
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01** 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/17aec8d8-c337-4d37-9f76-459880c86b3e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).