---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revised definition of beer to include other fermented-style beverages"
description: "Revised definition of beer to include other fermented-style beverages"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 79"
citation: "Montana HB 79 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mark Noland"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 39
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-09-15"
last_action: "2021-02-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48bf8e5d-a4f6-4bf8-9353-e7cd43153f1a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=79&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "cb90357070505c2b1a975f735ad6095d14df6d0bfd60ea1ecbf43f7acefefeb6"
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 79 (2021) — Revised definition of beer to include other fermented-style beverages

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0079_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0079_1.pdf)
2. **HB0079_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0079_2.pdf)
3. **HB0079_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0079_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0079.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **94–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mark Noland — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-05** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-08** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-07** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Business and Labor `reading-1`
- **2021-01-08** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-01-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-01-14** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-19** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-01-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-01-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-08** Returned to House
- **2021-02-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-15** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-02-16** Signed by President
- **2021-02-17** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-02-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-02-25** 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/48bf8e5d-a4f6-4bf8-9353-e7cd43153f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).