---
type: "Bill"
title: "Interstate cooperative meatpacking compact"
description: "Interstate cooperative meatpacking compact"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 336"
citation: "Montana HB 336 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic Development", "Livestock (see also: Agriculture; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandon Ler"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 62
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-11-17"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8910cbcf-d6b9-48c6-bbea-5081c34bb7df"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=336&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "85f8bdc5de3590a2a90e35438fceda6558d95d46f6ed5a7b224bbeb235dbf2c1"
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 336 (2021) — Interstate cooperative meatpacking compact

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0336_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0336_1.pdf)
2. **HB0336_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0336_2.pdf)
3. **HB0336_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0336_3.pdf)
4. **HB0336_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0336_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0336.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **95–4** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **21–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brandon Ler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-17** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-04** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-05** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-02-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-10** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-10** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-29** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** 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/8910cbcf-d6b9-48c6-bbea-5081c34bb7df`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).