---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise crime victim compensation laws"
description: "Generally revise crime victim compensation laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 425"
citation: "Montana HB 425 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jerry Schillinger"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-26"
last_action: "2021-04-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a05ee92-76f5-473e-b090-7c0c2eaf5960"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=425&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "8a00a3cb10775413dd36b0c23ebb43c33403ce253157e17c084f1cfd51692bef"
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 425 (2021) — Generally revise crime victim compensation laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0425_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0425_1.pdf)
2. **HB0425_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0425_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0425.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **24–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jerry Schillinger — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-26** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-11** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-16** Referred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-26** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-27** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-23** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-25** Signed by President
- **2021-03-25** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-01** 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/2a05ee92-76f5-473e-b090-7c0c2eaf5960`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).