republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2023/sb-416.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise timeline for changes to precinct boundaries after redistricting"
description: "Revise timeline for changes to precinct boundaries after redistricting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 416"
citation: "Montana SB 416 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Janet Ellis"]
version_count: 2
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2022-11-18T15:09:31+00:00"
last_action: "2023-05-04T18:22:31+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50a4c676-16dc-461f-bf5d-b1b9c2f11053"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC1336"
source_hash: "8a036d7ea6152f65be9a0faaa1c66db64e8777ace862900a263007fa916ce135"
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 416 (2023) — Revise timeline for changes to precinct boundaries after redistricting

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0416_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9227)
2. **SB0416_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=9228)

## Votes

- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred — **18–0** (pass) · lower
- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **48–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Janet Ellis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-04T18:22:31+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
- **2023-05-03T15:28:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-04-26T16:20:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2023-04-20T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2023-04-18T16:43:09+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
- **2023-04-18T16:43:08+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T20:17:57+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
- **2023-04-14T19:38:41+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate
- **2023-04-13T22:24:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-04-12T17:22:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-03-31T20:14:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-31T16:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2023-03-24T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
- **2023-03-15T21:45:47+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15T21:08:30+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03T18:18:29+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
- **2023-03-02T16:02:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2023-03-02T05:10:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2023-03-01T21:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2023-02-28T20:26:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:58:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2023-02-27T22:00:48+00:00** (S) Hearing
- **2023-02-21T20:15:26+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21T18:30:35+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-20T23:41:38+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-20T21:10:09+00:00** (S) Introduced
- **2023-02-20T20:42:09+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2023-02-19T23:05:27+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T19:45:37+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
- **2023-02-19T19:45:33+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2023-02-19T19:11:16+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
- **2023-02-19T19:09:08+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
- **2023-02-19T15:58:06+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2023-02-19T15:58:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2023-02-19T01:36:05+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2023-02-19T00:25:34+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2023-02-17T05:20:32+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
- **2023-02-16T21:08:20+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
- **2023-02-06T19:49:29+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-02-01T20:15:23+00:00** (C) Draft to Requester for Review
- **2023-01-30T21:04:27+00:00** (C) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2023-01-10T00:15:35+00:00** (C) Draft On Hold
- **2022-11-18T15:09:31+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50a4c676-16dc-461f-bf5d-b1b9c2f11053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).