---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establish laws prohibiting sanctuary cities in Montana"
description: "Establish laws prohibiting sanctuary cities in Montana"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 200"
citation: "Montana HB 200 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Federal Government", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth L Holmlund"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25e64474-7756-4817-9f43-5c00e054e65c"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=200&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "fbf7952f0f58e71409eb484a70e2c7815c2b21996f644aa7c30a44a3844b723f"
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 200 (2021) — Establish laws prohibiting sanctuary cities in Montana

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0200_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0200_1.pdf)
2. **HB0200_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0200_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0200.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth L Holmlund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-08** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-09** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-13** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-15** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-20** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-26** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-26** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-16** Returned to House
- **2021-03-17** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-22** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-24** Signed by President
- **2021-03-24** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-31** 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/25e64474-7756-4817-9f43-5c00e054e65c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).