---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise vaping laws"
description: "Generally revise vaping laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 398"
citation: "Montana SB 398 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cigarettes and Tobacco", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jason W Ellsworth"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 57
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2019-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/561317c9-ef1c-482a-89e6-ab2eaf5ca95a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=398&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=SB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "bd2f36ad248a3ff6d1ddff8171476ef01073ecc98c7cf2264b0d9bec9f3ebf35"
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 398 (2021) — Generally revise vaping laws

## Version chain

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

1. **SB0398_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0398_1.pdf)
2. **SB0398_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/SB0399//SB0398_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/SB0398.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **26–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **61–38** (pass) · lower
- Indefinitely Postpone SB 398-Smith C — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–9** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **14–5** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **27–23** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **59–40** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- ReconsAction SB 398-Ellsworth — **28–22** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS — **7–4** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jason W Ellsworth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-12-17** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-25** Draft On Hold
- **2021-03-18** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2021-03-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-22** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-22** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-22** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-22** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-25** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-25** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-30** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-30** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-31** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-31** Hearing - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Pass Motion Failed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-06** 2nd Reading Indefinitely Postponed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-07** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (S) Finance and Claims `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to House
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Pass Consideration
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Returned to Senate
- **2021-04-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-11** 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/561317c9-ef1c-482a-89e6-ab2eaf5ca95a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).