---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to central committees"
description: "Generally revise laws related to central committees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 318"
citation: "Montana HB 318 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-08-07"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f29f664-2948-4030-accc-6c53de41a270"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=318&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "c6cc3820e84ce65c6f0f2c30a940d04e8ea0600b73fc0c3f49b6f745c7c77b1a"
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 HB 318 (2019) — Generally revise laws related to central committees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0318_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0318_1.pdf)
2. **HB0318_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0318_2.pdf)
3. **HB0318_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0318_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0318.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Indefinitely Postpone HB 318-Olszewski — **23–26** (fail) · upper
- Take HB 318 from Comm to 2nd Reading-Fitzpatrick — **29–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **28–22** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank Garner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-08-07** Draft Request Received
- **2018-08-29** Draft On Hold
- **2018-10-15** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2018-12-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2018-12-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Edit
- **2019-01-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2019-01-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2019-01-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-07** Executive Director Review
- **2019-01-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2019-01-07** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2019-01-09** Draft Back for Redo
- **2019-01-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2019-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2019-01-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2019-01-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2019-01-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2019-01-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2019-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2019-02-06** Hearing
- **2019-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2019-02-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-19** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-03-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-25** Hearing
- **2019-03-27** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-03-29** Motion Carried
- **2019-03-29** Motion Failed
- **2019-03-29** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Returned to House
- **2019-04-01** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-04-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-04-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-04-18** Signed by President
- **2019-04-18** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-04-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-04-26** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9f29f664-2948-4030-accc-6c53de41a270`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).