---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws to regulate marijuana advertising"
description: "Generally revise laws to regulate marijuana advertising"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 249"
citation: "Montana HB 249 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-12-21"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd0df744-5aa1-448e-a65f-73cde5173541"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=249&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "759ddc16091e08c78e85987e7b01ae7c2464793c1412c15364b49a6e23b52888"
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 249 (2021) — Generally revise laws to regulate marijuana advertising

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0249_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0249_1.pdf)
2. **HB0249_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0249_2.pdf)
3. **HB0249_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0249_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0249.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **18–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- AMD-002 Hertz D/PASS — **45–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **38–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur As Amended — **37–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-21** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-02** Sponsor List Modified
- **2021-02-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (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`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** 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`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/bd0df744-5aa1-448e-a65f-73cde5173541`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).