---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow unlimited winnings for sports boards"
description: "Allow unlimited winnings for sports boards"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 193"
citation: "Montana HB 193 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jimmy Patelis"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-11-12"
last_action: "2021-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6bbd99a6-027b-4d72-8b7c-cffca67c530b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=193&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "09beaf42122ea169a820a3b58b0604c36a7357416b71fc60629a16047bb3e907"
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 193 (2021) — Allow unlimited winnings for sports boards

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0193_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0193_1.pdf)
2. **HB0193_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0193_2.pdf)
3. **HB0193_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0193_3.pdf)
4. **HB0193_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0193_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0193.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **36–13** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **89–11** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **90–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jimmy Patelis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-12** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-13** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-30** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-26** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-01-27** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-03** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-11** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-20** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-03-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-09** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-10** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-11** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-11** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-15** Signed by President
- **2021-03-15** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-25** 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/6bbd99a6-027b-4d72-8b7c-cffca67c530b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).