---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise alcohol laws to provide for curbside pickup"
description: "Generally revise alcohol laws to provide for curbside pickup"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 226"
citation: "Montana HB 226 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-10-21"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e3de72ad-b7b9-46ce-bc8a-f67bf3bae187"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=226&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "a80ddabeeb6fbd552ab51f726de2de26421c95e9be2a4955608003bd509b6df5"
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 226 (2021) — Generally revise alcohol laws to provide for curbside pickup

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0226_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0226_1.pdf)
2. **HB0226_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0226_2.pdf)
3. **HB0226_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0226_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0226.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **16–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **80–20** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **80–19** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **40–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-21** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-01-28** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-29** Sponsor List Modified
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-04** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-09** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **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) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-01** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-06** Signed by President
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-14** 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/e3de72ad-b7b9-46ce-bc8a-f67bf3bae187`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).