---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to law enforcement officers"
description: "Generally revise laws related to law enforcement officers"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 243"
citation: "Montana HB 243 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Hopkins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-27"
last_action: "2021-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8bf652cf-3590-4de5-a76e-f59ff243a0c8"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=243&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "095420f39cdfa6ec9587cadf39fd51a75562e9a2f5268fe10d092ca37e0cbd7f"
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 243 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to law enforcement officers

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0243_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0243_1.pdf)
2. **HB0243_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0243_2.pdf)
3. **HB0243_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0243_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0243.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mike Hopkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-05** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-20** 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
- **2021-01-25** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-26** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-03** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-05** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to House
- **2021-03-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-29** 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/8bf652cf-3590-4de5-a76e-f59ff243a0c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).