---
type: "Bill"
title: "Limit state government use of personal electronic data"
description: "Limit state government use of personal electronic data"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "SB 282"
citation: "Montana SB 282 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure", "Information Technology", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Emrich"]
version_count: 48
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-08-28T13:49:50+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-08T20:48:15+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ed9f2a62-17b2-4624-838a-355772ae3471"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0061?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "59d5ca9e3c9d6ef2bbb1c666115450c9945f97a34fc4aee06cba337ab23c92bc"
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 282 (2025) — Limit state government use of personal electronic data

## Version chain

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

1. **LC0061.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278891)
2. **SB0282.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=289521)
3. **SB0282.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300920)
4. **SB0282.002.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=300919)
5. **SB0282_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280534)
6. **SB0282_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=280535)
7. **SB0282_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290242)
8. **SB0282_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290243)
9. **SB0282_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290244)
10. **SB0282_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290245)
11. **SB0282_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=279877)
12. **SB0282_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290247)
13. **SB0282_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290295)
14. **SB0282_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=292472)
15. **SB0282_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=303906)
16. **SB0282_2(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304457)
17. **SB0282_2(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304458)
18. **SB0282_2(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304459)
19. **SB0282_2(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304460)
20. **SB0282_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290251)
21. **SB0282_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290252)
22. **SB0282_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290270)
23. **SB0282_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290271)
24. **SB0282_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290272)
25. **SB0282_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290273)
26. **SB0282_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290274)
27. **SB0282_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290278)
28. **SB0282_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290246)
29. **SB0282_3(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304462)
30. **SB0282_3(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309512)
31. **SB0282_3(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309515)
32. **SB0282_3(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304463)
33. **SB0282_3(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304509)
34. **SB0282_3(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304511)
35. **SB0282_3(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304512)
36. **SB0282_3(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304608)
37. **SB0282_3(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307342)
38. **SB0282_3(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=307441)
39. **SB0282_3(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309511)
40. **SB0282_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=304461)
41. **SB0282_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316938)
42. **SB0282_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320513)
43. **SB0282_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321841)
44. **SB0282_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321842)
45. **SB0282_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=321843)
46. **SB0282_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324750)
47. **SB0282_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=325574)
48. **SB0282_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311002)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- do_pass_as_amended — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in_as_amended — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **43–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Daniel Emrich — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-08-28T13:49:50+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-15T20:55:02+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-17T15:06:05+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-04T18:18:20+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-05T12:55:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-05T13:08:59+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-05T15:29:00+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-05T17:00:14+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-07T00:52:48+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2025-02-07T20:25:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-10T19:02:21+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T21:22:17+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2025-02-18T17:50:11+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-02-28T19:01:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-28T20:21:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T18:49:50+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-03-03T09:09:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-03T21:15:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-04T09:10:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T17:58:15+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-03-04T17:58:23+00:00** (S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-03-04T21:29:01+00:00** (S) Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-03-04T22:15:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-04T23:15:54+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2025-03-05T22:08:34+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-06T15:07:42+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24T23:57:13+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-03T18:09:52+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-04T00:36:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Judiciary
- **2025-04-08T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-08T19:41:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-09T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T19:50:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-09T20:50:17+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:49:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-12T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-12T20:51:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
- **2025-04-14T12:20:09+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-14T17:02:22+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-21T22:00:51+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-04-25T21:15:16+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-04-25T22:00:05+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-05T19:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-08T20:48:15+00:00** 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/ed9f2a62-17b2-4624-838a-355772ae3471`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).