---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to certificate of need"
description: "Revise laws relating to certificate of need"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 231"
citation: "Montana HB 231 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Senior Citizens (see also: Retirement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fc4001b5-bd94-42fa-b270-984568583c66"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=231&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "70db676be71a6dbb9849fb54a79e26a670ab73e7c2a93b34a9cf7c5bbd4f7791"
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 231 (2021) — Revise laws relating to certificate of need

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0231_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0231_1.pdf)
2. **HB0231_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0231_2.pdf)
3. **HB0231_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0231_3.pdf)
4. **HB0231_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0231_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0231.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **82–17** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **65–27** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Glimm D/PASS — **37–13** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **65–35** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-08** 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
- **2021-01-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (H) Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Human Services
- **2021-02-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-19** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Human Services `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/fc4001b5-bd94-42fa-b270-984568583c66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).