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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Private right of action for waste of water"
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description: "Private right of action for waste of water"
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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 296"
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citation: "Montana SB 296 (2019)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Water"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2018-11-12"
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last_action: "2019-05-03"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bed4de4a-36d5-4fbb-9a3d-5d33b0b30a2c"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=296&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
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source_hash: "12961f1c0b83e670d7afc0bbb993e349032aa7a2100ddeb80191a402ccc249a1"
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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 296 (2019) — Private right of action for waste of water
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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. **SB0296_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0296_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0296_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0296_2.pdf)
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3. **SB0296_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0296_3.pdf)
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4. **SB0296_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/SB0299//SB0296_x.pdf)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/SB0296.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Do Concur — **76–24** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **47–53** (fail) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **74–23** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · lower
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- ReconsAction-White — **68–25** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-11-12** Draft Request Received
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- **2018-12-21** Draft On Hold
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- **2019-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
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- **2019-02-18** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2019-02-18** Draft in Edit
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- **2019-02-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
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- **2019-02-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2019-02-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2019-02-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2019-02-18** Executive Director Review
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- **2019-02-18** Draft in Assembly
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- **2019-02-19** Executive Director Final Review
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- **2019-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2019-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2019-02-20** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2019-02-20** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-02-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2019-02-22** Hearing
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- **2019-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
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- **2019-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2019-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-02-27** Transmitted to House
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- **2019-02-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2019-02-28** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2019-03-22** Hearing
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- **2019-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2019-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2019-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
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- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concur Motion Failed `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-05** Reconsidered Previous Action; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-08** Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2019-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2019-04-12** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
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- **2019-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2019-04-13** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
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- **2019-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2019-04-23** Signed by President
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- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
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- **2019-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-05-02** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-05-03** 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/bed4de4a-36d5-4fbb-9a3d-5d33b0b30a2c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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