---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise landlord and tenant laws"
description: "Generally revise landlord and tenant laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 541"
citation: "Montana HB 541 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Landlord and Tenant"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steven Galloway"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa653ec3-519e-4b09-b751-c1e99e3037ca"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=541&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "993f80619706a89d20b18a516097a7055592987ad68ec9af54fb4fa4905919f5"
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 541 (2021) — Generally revise landlord and tenant laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0541_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0541_1.pdf)
2. **HB0541_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0541_2.pdf)
3. **HB0541_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0541_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0541.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **7–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **60–39** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–33** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **10–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Steven Galloway — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **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`
- **2021-03-01** 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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-16** Tabled in Committee - (S) Judiciary `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-03-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** 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/fa653ec3-519e-4b09-b751-c1e99e3037ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).