---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide for deadlines to respond to public information requests"
description: "Provide for deadlines to respond to public information requests"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 232"
citation: "Montana SB 232 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Documents", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ellis"]
version_count: 11
action_count: 64
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2022-11-18T14:59:58+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:39:59+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db8848e8-ee6d-4c03-8580-a718457d1fac"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1325"
source_hash: "927af67d37e57423bbd9734bb6c8be89c6a08ea973119727478a18c200d7a924"
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 232 (2023) — Provide for deadlines to respond to public information requests

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0232.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5264)
2. **SB0232.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5263)
3. **SB0232.002.001.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10394)
4. **SB0232.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5261)
5. **SB0232.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5262)
6. **SB0232001CWS16499.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5217)
7. **SB0232001SCS16499.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5218)
8. **SB0232_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5185)
9. **SB0232_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5188)
10. **SB0232_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5187)
11. **SB0232_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=5186)

## Votes

- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **15–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Tabled in Committee — **17–1** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) Taken from Table in Committee — **15–3** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **97–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Janet Ellis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:39:59+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-04T16:13:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-01T16:50:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-27T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-23T19:45:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-23T19:45:10+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-19T15:54:56+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-18T22:12:38+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-18T20:29:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-18T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-17T20:17:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-17T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T20:59:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-04-14T14:59:00+00:00** (H) Taken from Table in Committee
- **2023-04-04T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2023-03-20T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-14T19:33:53+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14T01:03:35+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:23:52+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-03T04:31:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-03T01:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T02:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-02T01:42:59+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-03-01T22:25:27+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2023-03-01T21:21:39+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-03-01T15:30:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-01T15:29:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-03-01T00:31:46+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-28T22:39:00+00:00** (S) Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-28T20:55:01+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:55:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-27T15:01:47+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-02-23T23:07:13+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-23T20:24:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T21:04:25+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-22T09:59:00+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-09T00:38:33+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2023-02-08T19:20:36+00:00** (C) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2023-02-07T22:02:55+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2023-02-03T17:40:01+00:00** (S) Hearing Canceled
- **2023-01-31T19:34:09+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-30T20:19:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-01-30T17:41:39+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-27T22:02:45+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2023-01-27T21:45:16+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-01-26T18:14:19+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-01-25T17:08:45+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T16:04:22+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-01-24T16:04:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-01-24T12:31:43+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-01-24T02:38:21+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-01-23T21:04:25+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-23T21:04:24+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-01-23T16:16:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-01-23T01:46:07+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-01-19T15:57:51+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-01-19T03:38:33+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-01-10T15:41:48+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-09T19:50:30+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2022-11-18T14:59:58+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/db8848e8-ee6d-4c03-8580-a718457d1fac`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).