---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expand loan types in Montana Farmer Loan Repayment Assistance Program"
description: "Expand loan types in Montana Farmer Loan Repayment Assistance Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 94"
citation: "Montana HB 94 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth Walsh"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-09-16"
last_action: "2021-03-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b11aa80-f625-4c68-a888-147bf2aa57c9"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=94&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "0ea18154fcbac6191688e947d1bf7ab085e3e44bbda0640a4bfbc7680478961d"
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 94 (2021) — Expand loan types in Montana Farmer Loan Repayment Assistance Program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0094_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0094_1.pdf)
2. **HB0094_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0094_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0094.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **17–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kenneth Walsh — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-16** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-25** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-03** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-04** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-04** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-24** Referred to Committee - (H) Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Agriculture `reading-1`
- **2021-01-14** Hearing - (H) Agriculture
- **2021-01-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Agriculture `committee-passage`
- **2021-01-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-01-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-01-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-01-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-01-28** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-01-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-01-29** Referred to Committee - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-09** Hearing - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation
- **2021-02-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-20** Returned to House
- **2021-02-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-02-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-02-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-02-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-01** Signed by President
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-03-08** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-03-08** 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/6b11aa80-f625-4c68-a888-147bf2aa57c9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).