---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify hemp seed as commercial feed"
description: "Clarify hemp seed as commercial feed"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 396"
citation: "Montana HB 396 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a010d86a-51aa-42cd-ba2e-de230e502582"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=396&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "71e3e4fb433667d5664a26d5a917a169a3e5afb810107d074ce2380c34fafa53"
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 396 (2021) — Clarify hemp seed as commercial feed

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0396_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0396_1.pdf)
2. **HB0396_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0396_2.pdf)
3. **HB0396_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0399//HB0396_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0396.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-12** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-12** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-17** Hearing Canceled - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-02-24** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-25** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **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`
- **2021-03-02** 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`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **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
- **2021-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-01** Signed by President
- **2021-04-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** 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/a010d86a-51aa-42cd-ba2e-de230e502582`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).