---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise the definition of permissible fireworks"
description: "Revise the definition of permissible fireworks"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 215"
citation: "Montana HB 215 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casey Knudsen"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-03-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7948dbc7-98f1-4e81-a835-c9a888e81f73"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=215&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e2e8a3def474939341b1dd2af9842ce09b1ce7f6288dd83161779d32fa90b429"
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 215 (2021) — Revise the definition of permissible fireworks

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0215_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0215_1.pdf)
2. **HB0215_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0215_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0215.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **80–20** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **15–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **81–19** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **35–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Casey Knudsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-19** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-21** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-27** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **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
- **2021-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-12** Returned to House
- **2021-03-15** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-18** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-19** Signed by President
- **2021-03-19** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-23** 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/7948dbc7-98f1-4e81-a835-c9a888e81f73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).