---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise provisions related to poll watchers"
description: "Revise provisions related to poll watchers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 93"
citation: "Montana SB 93 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-30"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8ea0acaa-d9d9-4972-a9b8-a2f27deda80d"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=93&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "1cb60923fdf763d56e80d4b95fc911fd7f8e284c9b498f9696ff437f5741c62c"
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 93 (2021) — Revise provisions related to poll watchers

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0093_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0093_1.pdf)
2. **SB0093_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0093_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0093.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **75–23** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Gordon Vance — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-30** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-22** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-11** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-02-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State 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
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-27** Signed by President
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-27** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/8ea0acaa-d9d9-4972-a9b8-a2f27deda80d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).