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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Increase square footage amount for lease without leg approval"
+description: "Increase square footage amount for lease without leg approval"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "HB 316"
+citation: "Montana HB 316 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["State Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Kerry White"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 51
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2019-01-21"
+last_action: "2019-05-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35fc9aa1-698c-4eba-b4e2-9be760eca261"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=316&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
+source_hash: "bc906c1292953d1242c0114c303924416b957ce9a6c2cbd3dd1448e670f225e6"
+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 HB 316 (2019) — Increase square footage amount for lease without leg approval
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0316_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0316_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0316_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0316_2.pdf)
+3. **HB0316_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0316_3.pdf)
+4. **HB0316_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0399//HB0316_x.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0316.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **72–27** (pass) · lower
+- DO PASS — **17–3** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Concur — **86–14** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **72–27** (pass) · lower
+- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **70–30** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **46–3** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Kerry White — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-21** Draft Request Received
+- **2019-01-22** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2019-01-22** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2019-01-22** Draft in Edit
+- **2019-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
+- **2019-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2019-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2019-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2019-01-23** Executive Director Review
+- **2019-01-23** Draft in Assembly
+- **2019-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2019-01-24** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2019-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2019-01-28** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2019-01-28** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-28** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2019-02-05** Hearing
+- **2019-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-02-08** Sponsors Engrossed
+- **2019-02-08** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2019-02-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-02-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-02-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-02-13** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2019-02-14** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-02-14** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-20** Hearing Canceled
+- **2019-03-29** Hearing
+- **2019-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2019-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2019-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2019-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-04-08** Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2019-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-04-10** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
+- **2019-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-04-11** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-04-11** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2019-04-16** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2019-04-16** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2019-04-26** Signed by Speaker
+- **2019-04-30** Signed by President
+- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-20** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35fc9aa1-698c-4eba-b4e2-9be760eca261`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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