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type: "Bill"
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title: "Require consideration of less restrictive options in guardianship proceedings"
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description: "Require consideration of less restrictive options in guardianship proceedings"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 31"
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citation: "Montana SB 31 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Senior Citizens (see also: Retirement)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Mary McNally"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 39
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2020-08-31"
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last_action: "2021-03-01"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/609bdb63-d6db-4609-90ac-a8b6672bed26"
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source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=31&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
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source_hash: "30e178716a14cc4cab2d0bdc606f945bddf270eaced16e6f87eaa0feff522781"
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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 31 (2021) — Require consideration of less restrictive options in guardianship proceedings
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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. **SB0031_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0031_1.pdf)
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2. **SB0031_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0099//SB0031_X.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0031.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
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- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · upper
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- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
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- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Mary McNally — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-08-31** Draft Request Received
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- **2020-09-23** Draft in Legal Review
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- **2020-10-13** Draft in Edit
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- **2020-11-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2020-11-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-05** Executive Director Review
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- **2020-12-05** Draft in Assembly
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- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2020-12-24** Introduced `introduction`
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- **2020-12-28** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-01-08** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
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- **2021-01-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Judiciary `committee-passage`
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- **2021-01-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-01-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
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- **2021-01-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-01-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-01-22** Transmitted to House
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- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2021-02-04** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-02-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Judiciary
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- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
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- **2021-02-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
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- **2021-02-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
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- **2021-02-11** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2021-02-11** Returned to Senate
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- **2021-02-12** Sent to Enrolling
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- **2021-02-16** Returned from Enrolling
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- **2021-02-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
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- **2021-02-19** Signed by President
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- **2021-02-19** Signed by Speaker
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- **2021-02-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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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/609bdb63-d6db-4609-90ac-a8b6672bed26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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