---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise liability under the consumer protection act"
description: "Revise liability under the consumer protection act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 472"
citation: "Montana HB 472 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Consumer Protection", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d7e7ed0-62ad-45a3-8f53-a1717d85064b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=472&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "40c75ea1ac154851cb08b1e50b2b895ef1f93a6c16b51ea987ef1648b39a7b5b"
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 472 (2021) — Revise liability under the consumer protection act

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0472_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0472_1.pdf)
2. **HB0472_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0472_2.pdf)
3. **HB0472_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0472_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0472.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **13–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-16** Draft On Hold
- **2020-11-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-24** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2020-11-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-27** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-18** Draft Back for Redo
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-22** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-24** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **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** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-22** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-15** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 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
- **2021-04-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** 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/3d7e7ed0-62ad-45a3-8f53-a1717d85064b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).