---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow certain dice games to be played"
description: "Allow certain dice games to be played"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 548"
citation: "Montana HB 548 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Gambling"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jimmy Patelis"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b78f2de-4ea8-48af-a425-4e1edc2f297f"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=548&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e88651593ffa8994eba3be2f69ed85146077449db329fa3f9b80e5c429e41f0e"
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 548 (2021) — Allow certain dice games to be played

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0548_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0548_1.pdf)
2. **HB0548_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0548_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0548.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **39–10** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jimmy Patelis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-31** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-01** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **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
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-19** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-01** Amendments Available
- **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) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-03-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-22** Returned to House
- **2021-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-01** Signed by President
- **2021-04-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** 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/4b78f2de-4ea8-48af-a425-4e1edc2f297f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).