republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/sb-224.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise campaign finance laws"
description: "Generally revise campaign finance laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 224"
citation: "Montana SB 224 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 57
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-10-13"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e543e3b-2c45-4baa-a777-820d42453b35"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=224&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "70b23a83f97d700c954472364a5040a7451ebd4421cf28b88a614489e5cc6511"
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 224 (2021) — Generally revise campaign finance laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0224_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0224_1.pdf)
2. **SB0224_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0224_2.pdf)
3. **SB0224_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0224_3.pdf)
4. **SB0224_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0224_4.pdf)
5. **SB0224_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0224_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0224.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur As Amended — **69–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **30–19** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Knudsen C D/PASS — **67–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-13** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-21** Draft On Hold
- **2020-10-23** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-18** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-21** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-19** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-02** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-30** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-30** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/9e543e3b-2c45-4baa-a777-820d42453b35`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).