---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise alcohol state property/ postsecondary education"
description: "Generally revise alcohol state property/ postsecondary education"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 247"
citation: "Montana SB 247 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Colleges (see also: University System)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "Revenue", "State", "University System (see also: Colleges)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellie Boldman"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 65
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a81d154b-1944-468f-abe3-19fa169dfcb7"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=247&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "b78a160187213a878d92449c90050f7d1313d8031afb7780a332a6c3f41fd804"
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 247 (2021) — Generally revise alcohol state property/ postsecondary education

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0247_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0247_1.pdf)
2. **SB0247_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0247_2.pdf)
3. **SB0247_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0299//SB0247_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0247.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **17–3** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **82–18** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **10–1** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **20–4** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **41–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ellie Boldman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-13** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-03** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-10** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-12** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-18** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-02-18** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **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) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-12** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-17** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-29** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-29** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-13** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-13** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-22** Signed by President
- **2021-04-23** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-30** 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/a81d154b-1944-468f-abe3-19fa169dfcb7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).