---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise distribution of horseracing gambling fees"
description: "Generally revise distribution of horseracing gambling fees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 214"
citation: "Montana HB 214 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fred Anderson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af83d3e4-9e56-484c-b43e-54accb7b863f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=214&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "493a665630035328ac1ebfbf22e05a482dc76f93c94c40cbd8b45b55faa30485"
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 214 (2021) — Generally revise distribution of horseracing gambling fees

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0214_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0214_1.pdf)
2. **HB0214_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0214_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0214.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fred Anderson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-09** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-14** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-20** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-03** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-04** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-05** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-05** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-15** Returned to House
- **2021-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-22** Signed by President
- **2021-03-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01** 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/af83d3e4-9e56-484c-b43e-54accb7b863f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).