---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise fees for agricultural seed licenses"
description: "Revise fees for agricultural seed licenses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 294"
citation: "Montana HB 294 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ross H Fitzgerald"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/900ecc75-5ee5-48b5-838c-88a92863b223"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=294&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "52e317da07d472b5ba8b6253dd5aa021b4899b8819129570d91f008eccf059fe"
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 294 (2021) — Revise fees for agricultural seed licenses

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0294_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0294_1.pdf)
2. **HB0294_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0294_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0294.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **88–12** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **91–8** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ross H Fitzgerald — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-29** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-31** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-01** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-02-10** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-02-10** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-17** Returned to House
- **2021-03-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-25** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-01** 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/900ecc75-5ee5-48b5-838c-88a92863b223`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).