---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise crisis intervention training laws"
description: "Generally revise crisis intervention training laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 696"
citation: "Montana HB 696 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-12"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fe2e170-6cd6-4efc-99b5-d38cc491b127"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=696&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "b3056d2bdea69f4f04b69e80d1c5fff74147c5656fb2784a2148f478c5b2d205"
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 696 (2021) — Generally revise crisis intervention training laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0696_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0696_1.pdf)
2. **HB0696_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0696_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0696.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-24** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-25** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `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) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-14** 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
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-04-30** 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/2fe2e170-6cd6-4efc-99b5-d38cc491b127`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).