---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create agricultural transportation enhancement account for port authorities"
description: "Create agricultural transportation enhancement account for port authorities"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 681"
citation: "Montana HB 681 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Joshua Kassmier"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 60
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/84572099-152b-4a2f-a216-e03c258df227"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=681&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "189425f3743196a75ad9cbd4d77bd8cc349a0f66f204794dd5fc9332c85d46ec"
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 681 (2021) — Create agricultural transportation enhancement account for port authorities

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0681_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0681_1.pdf)
2. **HB0681_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0681_2.pdf)
3. **HB0681_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0681_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0681.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **18–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Joshua Kassmier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-22** Draft On Hold
- **2021-02-09** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-03-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-19** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-19** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-24** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-24** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-30** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-03-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-04-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-04-15** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-02** 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/84572099-152b-4a2f-a216-e03c258df227`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).