---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol concession agreements"
description: "Generally revise laws related to alcohol concession agreements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 525"
citation: "Montana HB 525 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 81
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2020-11-02"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e57b4fe0-ba87-447e-89bb-5d3ac523cefc"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=525&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "04571d8a07f2341262aef8b2f1b6a3cbe8f31e133b0f3cbf0777c74227b233b7"
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 525 (2021) — Generally revise laws related to alcohol concession agreements

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0525_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0525_1.pdf)
2. **HB0525_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0525_2.pdf)
3. **HB0525_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0525_3.pdf)
4. **HB0525_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0525_4.pdf)
5. **HB0525_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0525_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0525.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Adopt — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–1** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- AMD-001 Fitzpatrick D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **40–10** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **39–11** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Not Concur — **68–32** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-11** 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
- **2021-02-12** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-23** Hearing Canceled - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-03-01** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-09** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-19** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2021-04-20** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-21** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-23** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-23** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-23** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-28** 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/e57b4fe0-ba87-447e-89bb-5d3ac523cefc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).