--- type: "Bill" title: "Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution" description: "Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution" jurisdiction: "us/states/mt" legislature: "Montana Legislature" session: "2021" identifier: "HB 555" citation: "Montana HB 555 (2021)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "Property"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"] version_count: 5 action_count: 76 vote_count: 11 first_action: "2020-11-22" last_action: "2021-05-14" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80bb2271-ef54-477d-9c17-56ed72cb0763" source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=555&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211" source_hash: "e8214d7b69260c636136a2dd1a440cf1328aeed81f9bdc1d5300813f944e0a4c" 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 555 (2021) — Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB0555_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_1.pdf) 2. **HB0555_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_2.pdf) 3. **HB0555_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_3.pdf) 4. **HB0555_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_X.pdf) 5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0555.pdf) ## Votes - DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower - Do Adopt — **87–10** (pass) · lower - BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper - Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · lower - Do Adopt — **50–0** (pass) · upper - Do Not Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower - Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · upper - Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower - Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper - Do Adopt — **90–10** (pass) · lower - Do Adopt — **49–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - Matt Regier — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2020-11-22** Draft Request Received - **2020-11-25** Draft On Hold - **2021-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review - **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review - **2021-01-26** Draft in Edit - **2021-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review - **2021-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing - **2021-01-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review - **2021-01-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically - **2021-01-28** Executive Director Review - **2021-01-29** Draft in Assembly - **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery - **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review - **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery - **2021-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review - **2021-02-15** Draft Back for Redo - **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit - **2021-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review - **2021-02-16** Draft in Input/Proofing - **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review - **2021-02-17** 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 - **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester - **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction` - **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically - **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee` - **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1` - **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Judiciary - **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage` - **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage` - **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2` - **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3` - **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Senate - **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1` - **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee` - **2021-03-22** Hearing - (S) Judiciary - **2021-03-23** Amendments Available - **2021-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary - **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary - **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available - **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2` - **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3` - **2021-04-08** Returned to House with Amendments - **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred - **2021-04-14** Conference Committee Appointed - **2021-04-26** Conference Committee Dissolved - (S) Conference - **2021-04-26** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference - **2021-04-26** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference - **2021-04-27** Hearing - (S) Free Conference - **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference - **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference - **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading - **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading - **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted - **2021-04-28** Sent to Enrolling - **2021-05-04** Returned from Enrolling - **2021-05-04** 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/80bb2271-ef54-477d-9c17-56ed72cb0763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).