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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require sponsor be appointed to legislative referendum ballot committees"
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description: "Require sponsor be appointed to legislative referendum ballot committees"
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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: "SB 231"
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citation: "Montana SB 231 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Ballot Issues (see also: Elections)", "Legislature"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2018-12-02"
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last_action: "2019-05-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db10a71c-68c4-4d02-895f-772a128c78b8"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=231&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
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source_hash: "2ea7c4bfbf8205cbe728e7f4b81f22704ab623e433e915806252b90747220478"
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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 SB 231 (2019) — Require sponsor be appointed to legislative referendum ballot committees
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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. **SB0231_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0231_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0231_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0231_2.pdf)
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3. **SB0231_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0231_x.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0231.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–1** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **66–31** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-12-02** Draft Request Received
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- **2018-12-14** Draft On Hold
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- **2018-12-17** Draft Taken Off Hold
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- **2019-01-17** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2019-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2019-01-18** Draft in Edit
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- **2019-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
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- **2019-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2019-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2019-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2019-01-18** Executive Director Review
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- **2019-01-18** Draft in Assembly
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- **2019-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2019-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2019-02-01** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2019-02-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2019-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2019-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2019-02-13** Hearing
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- **2019-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2019-02-16** Sponsors Engrossed
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- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-02-19** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-20** Transmitted to House
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- **2019-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-14** Hearing
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- **2019-04-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
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- **2019-04-02** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
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- **2019-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-05** Returned to Senate
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- **2019-04-06** 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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- **2019-04-16** Signed by President
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- **2019-04-18** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-04-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-02** 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/db10a71c-68c4-4d02-895f-772a128c78b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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