---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise alcohol laws"
description: "Revise alcohol laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 211"
citation: "Montana HB 211 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Katie Zolnikov"]
version_count: 45
action_count: 41
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-06T20:56:56+00:00"
last_action: "2025-04-04T01:48:04+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/145a540e-dad0-47ff-99a2-1681cef96063"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0885?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "a0c05c58f509eadf8f94b0cc4efab53be5446a1b83b44f64fbaeb4cd8150f9c8"
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 211 (2025) — Revise alcohol laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0211.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274432)
2. **HB0211.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274431)
3. **HB0211_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271797)
4. **HB0211_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274944)
5. **HB0211_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274945)
6. **HB0211_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274947)
7. **HB0211_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274948)
8. **HB0211_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275632)
9. **HB0211_1(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276665)
10. **HB0211_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=271706)
11. **HB0211_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274951)
12. **HB0211_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286499)
13. **HB0211_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295250)
14. **HB0211_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295251)
15. **HB0211_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274954)
16. **HB0211_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274955)
17. **HB0211_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274961)
18. **HB0211_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274964)
19. **HB0211_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274980)
20. **HB0211_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=275648)
21. **HB0211_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=276679)
22. **HB0211_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=278533)
23. **HB0211_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=274950)
24. **HB0211_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295253)
25. **HB0211_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296081)
26. **HB0211_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296082)
27. **HB0211_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=296128)
28. **HB0211_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305231)
29. **HB0211_X(14).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305232)
30. **HB0211_X(15).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=305233)
31. **HB0211_X(16).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=310746)
32. **HB0211_X(17).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=316685)
33. **HB0211_X(18).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320269)
34. **HB0211_X(19).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324135)
35. **HB0211_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295299)
36. **HB0211_X(20).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326009)
37. **HB0211_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295307)
38. **HB0211_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295308)
39. **HB0211_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295309)
40. **HB0211_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295310)
41. **HB0211_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295323)
42. **HB0211_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295324)
43. **HB0211_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295385)
44. **HB0211_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=295252)
45. **LC0885.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=270864)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **19–1** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **84–15** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **9–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **38–12** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **37–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Katie Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-06T20:56:56+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2025-01-08T18:18:06+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-01-08T18:26:28+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-01-10T21:23:04+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-01-13T17:14:39+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-01-13T23:09:11+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-01-15T01:14:58+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-01-15T17:16:37+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-01-15T17:44:47+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-01-15T18:01:29+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Requested
- **2025-01-15T18:46:17+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-15T20:09:32+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-01-17T20:51:27+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-01-20T22:03:27+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Received `receipt`
- **2025-01-23T00:11:11+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2025-01-23T23:34:02+00:00** (H) Fiscal Note Printed
- **2025-01-27T18:43:49+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T20:38:31+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-27T22:02:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-01-30T20:11:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Pass Consideration `reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-01-31T20:20:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-02-03T20:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T21:39:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-02-03T22:43:43+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-02-04T20:18:23+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-13T16:28:14+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-13T23:16:17+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-02-24T17:59:43+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-02-24T20:23:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-17T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-17T19:52:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-18T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:29:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-18T20:30:17+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-03-19T16:37:13+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-03-21T23:00:36+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-03-24T23:00:15+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-03-25T15:11:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-04-03T20:30:54+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-04-04T01:48:04+00:00** 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/145a540e-dad0-47ff-99a2-1681cef96063`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).