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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Generally revising local government laws regarding elections"
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description: "Generally revising local government laws regarding elections"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2019"
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identifier: "HB 129"
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citation: "Montana HB 129 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ross H Fitzgerald"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2018-11-16"
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last_action: "2019-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bb0ab12-9a21-425c-8828-1399730e350b"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=129&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
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source_hash: "ddfeefa2bad62375a3802d5dac27bead2c5ac3b42dab625909e9878d98d1b3c1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-mt"]
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---
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# Montana HB 129 (2019) — Generally revising local government laws regarding elections
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB0129_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0129_1.pdf)
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2. **HB0129_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0129_2.pdf)
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3. **HB0129_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0129_3.pdf)
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4. **HB0129_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0199//HB0129_x.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0129.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AMD-003 Mr President D/PASS — **29–20** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **83–14** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
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- Take HB 129 from Comm To 2nd Reading March 25-Ankney — **32–18** (pass) · upper
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- AMD-002 Brown D/PASS — **19–31** (fail) · upper
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- Do Concur As Amended — **31–18** (pass) · upper
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- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **82–17** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **83–16** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ross H Fitzgerald — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-11-16** Draft Request Received
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- **2018-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2018-12-04** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2018-12-10** Draft in Edit
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- **2018-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
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- **2018-12-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2018-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2018-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2018-12-14** Executive Director Review
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- **2018-12-14** Draft in Assembly
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- **2018-12-19** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2018-12-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2019-01-08** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2019-01-08** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2019-01-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-01-08** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2019-01-15** Hearing
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- **2019-01-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2019-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2019-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2019-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2019-01-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-01-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-01-24** Transmitted to Senate
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- **2019-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-11** Hearing
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- **2019-03-13** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
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- **2019-03-22** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-03-25** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
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- **2019-03-25** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
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- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
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- **2019-03-28** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
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- **2019-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-01** Returned to House with Amendments
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- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
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- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-05** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2019-04-08** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2019-04-09** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2019-04-10** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
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- **2019-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bb0ab12-9a21-425c-8828-1399730e350b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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