---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state cabin leasing laws"
description: "Generally revise state cabin leasing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 131"
citation: "Montana HB 131 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["David Bedey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 71
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-10-15"
last_action: "2021-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5cde94a9-36b9-4c52-b809-88e8563c3243"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=131&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "89c0e63bf3b69ea18c1af2ef206a4a73636a0ceec44f0084f7034c75a6108e39"
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 131 (2021) — Generally revise state cabin leasing laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0131_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0131_1.pdf)
2. **HB0131_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0131_2.pdf)
3. **HB0131_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0131_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0131.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **13–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **22–2** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–2** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **86–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- David Bedey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-15** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-02** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-05** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-05** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-05** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-07** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-07** Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-07** First Reading - (H) Natural Resources `reading-1`
- **2021-01-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-11** Hearing Canceled - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-01-12** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-13** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-01-13** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-14** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-18** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-18** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-18** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-18** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-18** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-19** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-22** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-27** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-08** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-10** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-10** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-11** Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-12** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-02-12** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House
- **2021-04-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-03** 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/5cde94a9-36b9-4c52-b809-88e8563c3243`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).