---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local subdivision review criteria regarding agriculture"
description: "Revise local subdivision review criteria regarding agriculture"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 211"
citation: "Montana SB 211 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Planning and Development"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Steve Fitzpatrick"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-04-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/758e0843-abf2-401a-9126-00109402c9b3"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=211&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "f14863fc9eaa815d422757289a625cdb426f7b0d457aef0f233e2c0403a1b35f"
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 SB 211 (2021) — Revise local subdivision review criteria regarding agriculture

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0211_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0211_1.pdf)
2. **SB0211_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0211_2.pdf)
3. **SB0211_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0211_3.pdf)
4. **SB0211_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0211_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0211.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **31–19** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **66–32** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **6–4** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **30–19** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Steve Fitzpatrick — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-05** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-09** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-10** Referred to Committee - (S) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (S) Local Government
- **2021-02-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Local Government `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-25** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-25** Transmitted to House
- **2021-02-27** Referred to Committee - (H) Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-27** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Local Government
- **2021-03-17** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-26** Returned to Senate with Amendments
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-30** 2nd Reading House Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by House `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-06** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-08** Signed by President
- **2021-04-12** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-22** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-22** 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/758e0843-abf2-401a-9126-00109402c9b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).