---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws relating to government mandates and businesses"
description: "Revise laws relating to government mandates and businesses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 257"
citation: "Montana HB 257 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Economic Development", "Emergency and Disaster Services", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jedediah Hinkle"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 77
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2020-11-27"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5e87bb93-f711-477b-a384-6cb59a1a4904"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=257&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "05216cd7c556ca8dd1cf11224f2cba4866935c5f0b729b9ff226a0da3f5b2bd4"
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 257 (2021) — Revise laws relating to government mandates and businesses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0257_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0257_1.pdf)
2. **HB0257_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0257_2.pdf)
3. **HB0257_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0257_3.pdf)
4. **HB0257_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0257_4.pdf)
5. **HB0257_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0257_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0257.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **33–17** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **65–32** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- PassCons-Abbott — **33–66** (fail) · lower
- Do Concur — **68–31** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jedediah Hinkle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-27** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-30** Draft On Hold
- **2020-12-23** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-12** 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** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-25** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-28** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-02** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-04** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-02-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 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
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-29** Signed by President
- **2021-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Returned to House Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-30** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/5e87bb93-f711-477b-a384-6cb59a1a4904`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).