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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Revise laws related to absentee ballots"
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description: "Revise laws related to absentee ballots"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
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legislature: "Montana Legislature"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "SB 498"
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citation: "Montana SB 498 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Shane Morigeau"]
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 8
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first_action: "2023-02-17T20:40:41+00:00"
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last_action: "2023-05-19T21:33:29+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8a19bc7b-d64e-4b44-899b-d603d2758132"
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source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/bill/20231/LC4613"
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source_hash: "0d1eac2194db38fe2923b41a6ce8c3eec359f68f154f86b01a7ed6e55c7f81bb"
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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 498 (2023) — Revise laws related to absentee ballots
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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. **SB0498.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-condensed.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19662)
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2. **SB0498.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19661)
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3. **SB0498.001.002_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19660)
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4. **SB0498001SCS17716.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19659)
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5. **SB0498001SCS20719.slc.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19658)
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6. **SB0498_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19665)
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7. **SB0498_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19663)
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8. **SB0498_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=19664)
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## Votes
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- (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- (H) 2nd Reading Concurred — **92–8** (pass) · lower
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- (S) 3rd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- (S) 2nd Reading Passed — **50–0** (pass) · upper
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- (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed — **10–0** (pass) · upper
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- (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House — **49–0** (pass) · upper
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- (H) 3rd Reading Concurred — **91–9** (pass) · lower
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- (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended — **13–5** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Shane Morigeau — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-05-19T21:33:29+00:00** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`
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- **2023-05-19T19:23:00+00:00** (S) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-11T22:30:00+00:00** (S) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-11T22:00:00+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
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- **2023-05-04T17:00:00+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
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- **2023-05-01T16:38:11+00:00** (C) Printed - Enrolled Version Available `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-01T16:38:10+00:00** (S) Returned from Enrolling
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- **2023-04-25T13:28:47+00:00** (S) Sent to Enrolling
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- **2023-04-24T23:17:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, passage, reading-3, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-24T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-21T20:20:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-21T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-14T19:39:09+00:00** (H) Returned to Senate with Amendments
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- **2023-04-13T22:28:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-04-13T19:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-12T18:01:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-04-12T14:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-05T21:52:29+00:00** (C) Printed - New Version Available
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- **2023-04-05T19:21:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-04-05T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
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- **2023-03-23T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Hearing
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- **2023-03-22T22:47:41+00:00** (C) Amendments Available
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- **2023-03-15T21:46:16+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-15T21:21:10+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-03T18:25:40+00:00** (S) Transmitted to House
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- **2023-03-03T04:38:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
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- **2023-03-02T15:48:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
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- **2023-03-02T15:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-02-28T20:27:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-27T22:55:00+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
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- **2023-02-27T22:00:50+00:00** (S) Hearing
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- **2023-02-24T21:20:00+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-02-24T17:27:42+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-24T14:55:39+00:00** (C) Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
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- **2023-02-24T00:01:54+00:00** (S) Introduced
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- **2023-02-23T22:25:42+00:00** (C) Draft Delivered to Requester
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- **2023-02-22T18:17:14+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2023-02-22T15:33:53+00:00** (C) Executive Director Final Review
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- **2023-02-22T15:33:35+00:00** (C) Draft Ready for Delivery
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- **2023-02-22T12:26:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Assembly
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- **2023-02-21T23:57:39+00:00** (C) Executive Director Review
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- **2023-02-21T23:36:48+00:00** (C) Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
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- **2023-02-21T23:36:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Final Drafter Review
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- **2023-02-21T21:31:01+00:00** (C) Draft in Input/Proofing
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- **2023-02-21T21:03:37+00:00** (C) Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
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- **2023-02-21T20:53:30+00:00** (C) Draft in Edit
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- **2023-02-17T21:31:47+00:00** (C) Draft in Legal Review
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- **2023-02-17T20:40:41+00:00** (C) Draft Request Received `receipt`
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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/8a19bc7b-d64e-4b44-899b-d603d2758132`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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