---
type: "Bill"
title: "Repaying general fund for initial implementation of sage grouse act"
description: "Repaying general fund for initial implementation of sage grouse act"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 230"
citation: "Montana SB 230 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environmental Protection", "Fish and Wildlife", "Property", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Lang"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 59
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-19"
last_action: "2021-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/85adcb04-bbbb-45f4-ab54-0298cff7bdd5"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=230&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "c5e0f3541b60d2b79e76e4d31e90ac94b7d15e67ded81ec3e178253030a6869c"
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 230 (2021) — Repaying general fund for initial implementation of sage grouse act

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0230_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0230_1.pdf)
2. **SB0230_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0230_2.pdf)
3. **SB0230_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0230_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0230.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **14–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **92–7** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Mike Lang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-19** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-30** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-07** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-01-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-12** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-29** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **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
- **2021-02-08** 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
- **2021-02-11** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-11** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-11** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-11** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-11** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-12** Referred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-20** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-27** Transmitted to House
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Committee - (H) Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-15** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (H) Natural Resources
- **2021-03-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** 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`
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-23** 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/85adcb04-bbbb-45f4-ab54-0298cff7bdd5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).