---
type: "Bill"
title: "Exempt DNRC grants from environmental review"
description: "Exempt DNRC grants from environmental review"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 594"
citation: "Montana HB 594 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joe Read"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/494b78bc-4a08-4b73-a5c0-40025e6a0987"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=594&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "a9472bd6a041e7ff3dc85645d9cb621c481a8ab75d0831c0c9eedc303206fb9f"
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 594 (2021) — Exempt DNRC grants from environmental review

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0594_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0594_1.pdf)
2. **HB0594_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0594_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0594.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **42–7** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **10–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joe Read — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-23** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-26** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 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) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Returned to House
- **2021-03-24** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-30** Signed by President
- **2021-03-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-09** 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/494b78bc-4a08-4b73-a5c0-40025e6a0987`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).