---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide civil penalty for violations of agricultural commodity laws"
description: "Provide civil penalty for violations of agricultural commodity laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 50"
citation: "Montana HB 50 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joel G Krautter"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2018-09-07"
last_action: "2019-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b888a495-5b09-4fc5-93d9-399341972807"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=50&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20191"
source_hash: "7b08b018b0403a2427e5f86d3b4a630388d570315f99ff49a59e5d145f1da2ad"
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 50 (2019) — Provide civil penalty for violations of agricultural commodity laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0050_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0050_1.pdf)
2. **HB0050_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0050_2.pdf)
3. **HB0050_x.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/HB0099//HB0050_x.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2019/billpdf/HB0050.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **83–16** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **77–16** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joel G Krautter — 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`
- **2018-12-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2019-01-04** Fiscal Note Received
- **2019-01-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-01-08** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2019-01-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2019-01-22** Hearing
- **2019-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2019-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2019-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-01-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-01-31** Transmitted to Senate
- **2019-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2019-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2019-02-07** Hearing
- **2019-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2019-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 with Amendments
- **2019-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2019-02-22** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment, reading-2`
- **2019-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2019-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2019-02-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2019-02-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2019-02-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2019-03-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2019-03-11** Signed by President
- **2019-03-12** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-03-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-03-21** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b888a495-5b09-4fc5-93d9-399341972807`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).