republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/sb-232.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws related to highway patrol compensation"
description: "Revise laws related to highway patrol compensation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 232"
citation: "Montana SB 232 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Public Officers and Employees", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Terry Gauthier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-08-27"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/574687f9-451c-44c5-8dfc-e4e0cd037191"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=232&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "100acec499fb1d0b3e1ddf221547193558181d921ba432aee7e1714fdb115d1f"
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 232 (2021) — Revise laws related to highway patrol compensation

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0232_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0232_1.pdf)
2. **SB0232_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0232_2.pdf)
3. **SB0232_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0232_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0232.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **94–4** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Gauthier D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **16–8** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **88–10** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **8–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Terry Gauthier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-05** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-03** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-08** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-18** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-28** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-02** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-19** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-22** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to House
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-13** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) State Administration
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/574687f9-451c-44c5-8dfc-e4e0cd037191`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).