---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise gun laws"
description: "Generally revise gun laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 102"
citation: "Montana HB 102 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Guns and Weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seth Berglee"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 54
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-02-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9aaf3fcb-ceb0-4cc5-b8a4-55b9e8225bd7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=102&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "529eecd73b400bcbf53da0b69300d617a83a759efae9397cf3cec89f62bf1511"
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 102 (2021) — Generally revise gun laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0102_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0102_1.pdf)
2. **HB0102_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0102_2.pdf)
3. **HB0102_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0102_3.pdf)
4. **HB0102_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0102_4.pdf)
5. **HB0102_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0102_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0102.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **79–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–5** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **68–30** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Uphold Ruling of Chair — **56–41** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seth Berglee — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-30** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-31** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-31** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-31** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-31** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-02** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Judiciary `reading-1`
- **2021-01-05** Sponsor List Modified - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-06** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-06** Sponsor List Modified - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-07** Sponsor List Modified - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-08** Sponsor List Modified - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-10** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-13** Motion Carried
- **2021-01-13** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-14** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-14** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-01-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-27** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-05** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-09** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-09** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-10** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-11** Signed by President
- **2021-02-11** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-18** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-18** Chapter Number Assigned `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9aaf3fcb-ceb0-4cc5-b8a4-55b9e8225bd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).