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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise Montana Information Technology Act"
description: "Generally revise Montana Information Technology Act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 272"
citation: "Montana SB 272 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Information Technology (see also: Communications)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Vance"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 69
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-10-27"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6853484c-f512-48b3-b49c-86b0e49d586c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=272&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "91fbbd84d4107c5543c47354cd8ab1878bc76636ae34343a6a7e4cb055fcfa4c"
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 272 (2021) — Generally revise Montana Information Technology Act
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB0272_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0272_1.pdf)
2. **SB0272_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0272_2.pdf)
3. **SB0272_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0272_3.pdf)
4. **SB0272_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0272_4.pdf)
5. **SB0272_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0272_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0272.pdf)
## Votes
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **6137** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **84** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **6535** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **490** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **190** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **177** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **6634** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Gordon Vance — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-10-27** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-02-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **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** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-16** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-04-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **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`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11** 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/6853484c-f512-48b3-b49c-86b0e49d586c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).