---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prohibit discrimination based on vaccine status or possessing immunity passport"
description: "Prohibit discrimination based on vaccine status or possessing immunity passport"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 702"
citation: "Montana HB 702 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Safety (see also: Health)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jennifer Carlson"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 75
vote_count: 16
first_action: "2020-12-01"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d04cfe3b-6384-4465-a1bb-ee7c0a1efa48"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=702&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e6d1b3ba60ae0f888efc568eaada3e711d3e27fee76ac90c58a3ec774037346b"
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 702 (2021) — Prohibit discrimination based on vaccine status or possessing immunity passport

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0702_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_1.pdf)
2. **HB0702_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_2.pdf)
3. **HB0702_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_3.pdf)
4. **HB0702_4.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_4.pdf)
5. **HB0702_5.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_5.pdf)
6. **HB0702_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0799//HB0702_X.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0702.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur As Amended — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- AMD-001 Lynch D/PASS — **25–25** (fail) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **66–34** (pass) · lower
- AMD-002 Hertz D/PASS — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- AMD-002 McKamey D/PASS — **99–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **12–7** (pass) · lower
- AMD-003 Molnar D/PASS — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **6–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **62–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **65–35** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **64–32** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jennifer Carlson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-01** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-11** Draft On Hold
- **2021-03-05** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-03-17** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-26** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-26** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-29** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-29** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Sponsor List Modified
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-01** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **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`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- **2021-04-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-28** Signed by President
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-28** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Transmitted to Senate for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-29** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Returned to House Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2021-04-29** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-30** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-30** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** 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/d04cfe3b-6384-4465-a1bb-ee7c0a1efa48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).