---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limiting the number of registered voters in each election precinct"
description: "Limiting the number of registered voters in each election precinct"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 86"
citation: "Montana SB 86 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shane Morigeau"]
version_count: 8
action_count: 44
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2022-11-11T15:12:45+00:00"
last_action: "2023-04-24T20:34:39+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c6ed262-fed8-4cb1-a6d6-7c4d4bd2e6a5"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1069"
source_hash: "381ccbed16a1722ad01b640c5b6dd50b387cff8d45b8e0f2bd705d97037d1d51"
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 86 (2023) — Limiting the number of registered voters in each election precinct

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0086.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3309)
2. **SB0086.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3310)
3. **SB0086.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=3308)
4. **SB0086001SCS16499.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10749)
5. **SB0086001SCS17716.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=10750)
6. **SB0086_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2486)
7. **SB0086_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2487)
8. **SB0086_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=2488)

## Votes

- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **44–6** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **91–6** (pass) · lower
- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Shane Morigeau — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-24T20:34:39+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-04-24T16:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-14T21:45:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-12T21:15:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-12T16:01:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-06T18:01:18+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-06T17:58:21+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-05T13:11:12+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-04T19:52:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2023-04-04T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-03T20:50:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-03T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-30T00:08:25+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2023-03-29T21:23:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-29T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-28T19:27:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-28T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-17T19:36:43+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
- **2023-03-17T19:17:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-17T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2023-03-15T15:00:03+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-02-14T20:22:13+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-14T19:47:02+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-03T21:46:23+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-02-02T21:21:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-02-01T20:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-02-01T20:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-01-30T20:04:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-28T00:34:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-01-25T18:00:30+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
- **2023-01-18T22:00:42+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-01-11T20:21:26+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-01-02T20:24:08+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2022-12-29T00:33:46+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2022-12-15T23:27:00+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2022-11-15T21:06:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2022-11-15T20:48:46+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2022-11-15T16:00:39+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2022-11-15T16:00:38+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2022-11-14T22:27:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2022-11-14T21:05:14+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2022-11-12T06:01:15+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2022-11-11T20:21:26+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2022-11-11T15:12:45+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/6c6ed262-fed8-4cb1-a6d6-7c4d4bd2e6a5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).