---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise landlord tenant laws"
description: "Revise landlord tenant laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 439"
citation: "Montana HB 439 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Galloway"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 52
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-10"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d06e1d1-327d-4ebf-b607-75849928d101"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=439&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "7fff11c608acfa3592ae7e843e565f8ff07d4425de3949d804a36b8957b04ca7"
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 439 (2021) — Revise landlord tenant laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0439_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0439_1.pdf)
2. **HB0439_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0439_2.pdf)
3. **HB0439_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0439_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0439.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **65–34** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **66–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-22** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-09** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-26** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-25** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-30** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/6d06e1d1-327d-4ebf-b607-75849928d101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).