---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise election laws on organization/operation of committees"
description: "Generally revise election laws on organization/operation of committees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 322"
citation: "Montana SB 322 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 9
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-12-03T21:44:39+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-22T21:23:37+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7bd31f5-04eb-4f86-9ae4-23777d79cfd0"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC2499"
source_hash: "82da0f6155d90a9bb41107b46913d1229b04b492e4fdb8ba3f6b68e9c02fd533"
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 322 (2023) — Generally revise election laws on organization/operation of committees

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0322.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7352)
2. **SB0322.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7349)
3. **SB0322.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7350)
4. **SB0322.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7351)
5. **SB0322001SCS12595.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7330)
6. **SB0322002SCS12595.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7331)
7. **SB0322_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7306)
8. **SB0322_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7305)
9. **SB0322_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=7304)

## Votes

- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **83–17** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended — **7–3** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **16–2** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **45–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-22T21:23:37+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-19T18:42:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-11T20:30:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-26T21:43:30+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-26T21:43:29+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T21:52:30+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-20T20:12:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20T01:31:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-19T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14T19:37:56+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-04-13T22:22:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-04-05T20:29:41+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-04-05T19:18:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-04-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-21T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:11+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T20:56:46+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:17:37+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T15:43:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-01T21:33:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T16:30:00+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-02-27T20:12:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-24T22:00:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-22T18:26:45+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-02-21T21:50:00+00:00** (S) Sponsor List Modified
- **2023-02-20T22:00:27+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-13T20:25:38+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-13T18:19:43+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-12T20:39:29+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-10T22:52:39+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-08T19:36:38+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-07T22:26:17+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-07T15:43:54+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-07T15:43:50+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-07T12:40:19+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-07T00:50:29+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-06T22:10:59+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-06T22:10:58+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-06T20:55:00+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-06T20:36:27+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-03T17:46:07+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-03T14:43:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-01T23:58:36+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-12T23:47:30+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2022-12-04T17:12:40+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-12-03T21:44:39+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/c7bd31f5-04eb-4f86-9ae4-23777d79cfd0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).