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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Repeal the Montana-certified natural beef cattle marketing program"
+description: "Repeal the Montana-certified natural beef cattle marketing program"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "HB 51"
+citation: "Montana HB 51 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jacob Bachmeier"]
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 41
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-09-07"
+last_action: "2019-03-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee32a707-e7d5-4314-b5ca-8f45f619aeb8"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=51&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
+source_hash: "a9d16d8d806eff4ffd88935a80fab5817e1f63c34fd6c1fb8acb264835f55a89"
+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 51 (2019) — Repeal the Montana-certified natural beef cattle marketing program
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **HB0051_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0051_1.pdf)
+2. **HB0051_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0051_x.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0051.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–1** (pass) · upper
+- DO PASS — **16–1** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- Do Pass — **84–16** (pass) · lower
+- Do Pass — **89–11** (pass) · lower
+- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jacob Bachmeier — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-09-07** Draft Request Received
+- **2018-11-29** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2018-11-30** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2018-12-03** Draft in Edit
+- **2018-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
+- **2018-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2018-12-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2018-12-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-12-04** Executive Director Review
+- **2018-12-05** Draft in Assembly
+- **2018-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
+- **2018-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2018-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2018-12-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-17** Hearing
+- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2019-01-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-01-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-01-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-01-30** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2019-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2019-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-12** Hearing
+- **2019-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2019-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2019-02-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2019-02-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2019-02-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2019-02-19** Returned to House
+- **2019-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2019-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2019-02-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2019-02-25** Signed by Speaker
+- **2019-02-26** Signed by President
+- **2019-02-26** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-03-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-03-07** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee32a707-e7d5-4314-b5ca-8f45f619aeb8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+