---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force and the LINC grant program"
description: "Extending the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force and the LINC grant program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 98"
citation: "Montana HB 98 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Indians", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sharon Stewart Peregoy"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 44
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-08-25"
last_action: "2021-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1a050fc-d6f5-484d-9014-68ae8ab4d266"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=98&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "41d8b814a16d412b10a4919cd66519cd76e4ca401b3f6718f7d69c315a969cc7"
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 98 (2021) — Extending the Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force and the LINC grant program

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0098_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0098_1.pdf)
2. **HB0098_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0098_2.pdf)
3. **HB0098_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0099//HB0098_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0098.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sharon Stewart Peregoy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-08-25** Draft Request Received
- **2020-10-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-11-02** Draft in Edit
- **2020-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-11-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-11-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-01** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2020-12-28** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-04** First Reading - (H) Judiciary `reading-1`
- **2021-01-11** Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-21** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-24** Amendments Available
- **2021-01-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-04** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-05** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-05** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-17** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-18** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-18** Returned to House
- **2021-03-19** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-29** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-19** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-19** 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/d1a050fc-d6f5-484d-9014-68ae8ab4d266`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).