---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise natural resource laws"
description: "Generally revise natural resource laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 648"
citation: "Montana HB 648 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Environmental Protection", "Oil and Gas (see also: Mining and Minerals; Taxation--Oil and Gas)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 68
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2020-10-13"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/306f7dcd-1b22-42db-a4e8-c10ae0241a5b"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=648&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "1c65fd5bde2fab9057b12c9e90d5cd4ce9451fce24c3efdba7b330b5a878b686"
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 648 (2021) — Generally revise natural resource laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0648_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0648_1.pdf)
2. **HB0648_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0648_2.pdf)
3. **HB0648_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0648_3.pdf)
4. **HB0648_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0648_4.pdf)
5. **HB0648_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0648_X.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0648.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Not Concur — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **67–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **69–30** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **74–25** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **71–29** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **35–15** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **27–22** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-13** Draft Request Received
- **2020-12-29** Draft On Hold
- **2021-03-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-17** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-18** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-29** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-31** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Natural Resources `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-04-14** Committee Vote Failed; Remains in Committee - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-04-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-04-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Natural Resources
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **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
- **2021-04-29** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-29** 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/306f7dcd-1b22-42db-a4e8-c10ae0241a5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).