---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise search and rescue dog training laws"
description: "Revise search and rescue dog training laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 641"
citation: "Montana HB 641 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Emergency and Disaster Services", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Gist"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2021-01-18"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b697b6cc-22c8-48b3-8988-d21a45da390a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=641&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "6a1aea3dd8454fe3b5f5ed20d8c136dfd5cd1b29782708daae7182236a34bf45"
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 641 (2021) — Revise search and rescue dog training laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0641_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0641_1.pdf)
2. **HB0641_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0641_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0641.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Gist — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-18** Draft Request Received
- **2021-03-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-10** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-10** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-11** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-11** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-11** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-11** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-12** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-16** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-13** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Returned to House
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/b697b6cc-22c8-48b3-8988-d21a45da390a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).