---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise statutes to reflect federal recognition of Little Shell tribe"
description: "Revise statutes to reflect federal recognition of Little Shell tribe"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 34"
citation: "Montana HB 34 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Federal Government", "Indians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Smith"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 45
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-08-25"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84c15e17-751c-4118-bea9-c4af77368df6"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=34&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "ea961da267a4265cbe0069802af47cdfe38a35d3f659e2fd57b2d45bd2d68503"
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 34 (2021) — Revise statutes to reflect federal recognition of Little Shell tribe

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0034_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0034_1.pdf)
2. **HB0034_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0034_2.pdf)
3. **HB0034_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0034_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0034.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-25** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-30** Executive Director Review
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `reading-1`
- **2021-01-11** Hearing - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
- **2021-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-18** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-21** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-22** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-22** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-25** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-22** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-31** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-19** 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/84c15e17-751c-4118-bea9-c4af77368df6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).