---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise marijuana laws"
description: "Generally revise marijuana laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 636"
citation: "Montana HB 636 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jodee Etchart"]
version_count: 37
action_count: 37
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-11-23T18:56:57+00:00"
last_action: "2025-05-13T17:14:52+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb147fa2-857a-447a-8b3e-68a9b49cea32"
source_url: "https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC1966?open_tab=sum"
source_hash: "c18c84f40211137c59c12a54fa40ecae75edd1c0ea10d086f8f6d75ae7c4add0"
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 636 (2025) — Generally revise marijuana laws

## Version chain

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

1. **HB0636.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290404)
2. **HB0636.001.001_Amendments-in-Context_final-full.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=290370)
3. **HB0636_1(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285667)
4. **HB0636_1(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=286052)
5. **HB0636_1(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291168)
6. **HB0636_1(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291169)
7. **HB0636_1(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291170)
8. **HB0636_1(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291171)
9. **HB0636_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=285666)
10. **HB0636_2(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291173)
11. **HB0636_2(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=298834)
12. **HB0636_2(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309740)
13. **HB0636_2(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309742)
14. **HB0636_2(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291174)
15. **HB0636_2(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291175)
16. **HB0636_2(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291225)
17. **HB0636_2(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291226)
18. **HB0636_2(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291227)
19. **HB0636_2(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291258)
20. **HB0636_2(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=293867)
21. **HB0636_2(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=294061)
22. **HB0636_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=291172)
23. **HB0636_X(1).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309744)
24. **HB0636_X(10).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322440)
25. **HB0636_X(11).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322441)
26. **HB0636_X(12).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=324875)
27. **HB0636_X(13).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=326424)
28. **HB0636_X(2).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309746)
29. **HB0636_X(3).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311016)
30. **HB0636_X(4).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311525)
31. **HB0636_X(5).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311526)
32. **HB0636_X(6).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=311763)
33. **HB0636_X(7).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=317051)
34. **HB0636_X(8).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=320618)
35. **HB0636_X(9).pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=322439)
36. **HB0636_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=309743)
37. **LC1966.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://api.legmt.gov/docs/v1/documents/getContent?documentId=284620)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **35–13** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **85–14** (pass) · lower
- be_concurred_in — **9–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **93–6** (pass) · lower
- do_pass_as_amended — **14–6** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **37–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Jodee Etchart — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-23T18:56:57+00:00** (LC) Drafter Assigned
- **2024-11-23T18:56:57+00:00** (LC) Draft On Hold
- **2025-01-29T00:06:57+00:00** (LC) Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2025-02-16T14:45:32+00:00** (LC) Draft in Legal Review
- **2025-02-16T17:17:31+00:00** (LC) Draft in Edit
- **2025-02-19T21:10:15+00:00** (LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2025-02-20T00:18:43+00:00** (LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2025-02-20T14:21:01+00:00** (LC) Draft in Assembly
- **2025-02-20T17:58:24+00:00** (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2025-02-21T16:20:57+00:00** (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2025-02-21T21:53:35+00:00** (H) Introduced
- **2025-02-22T15:25:12+00:00** (H) Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-22T16:10:00+00:00** (H) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-02-24T14:33:18+00:00** (H) Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2025-03-01T20:01:10+00:00** (H) Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-01T22:45:00+00:00** (H) Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-06T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-03-06T22:12:00+00:00** (H) 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-03-07T15:00:00+00:00** (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T17:21:00+00:00** (H) 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-03-07T18:00:00+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Senate
- **2025-03-14T23:06:17+00:00** (S) First Reading `reading-1`
- **2025-03-14T23:42:00+00:00** (S) Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-19T16:03:43+00:00** (S) Hearing - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-26T17:26:36+00:00** (S) Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-03-26T20:57:00+00:00** (S) Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Business, Labor and Economic Affairs
- **2025-04-10T19:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2025-04-10T23:25:00+00:00** (S) 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2, reading-2`
- **2025-04-11T16:00:00+00:00** (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading `reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T22:15:00+00:00** (S) 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2025-04-11T22:23:06+00:00** (H) Sent to Enrolling
- **2025-04-16T13:24:22+00:00** (H) Returned from Enrolling
- **2025-04-29T15:15:58+00:00** (H) Signed by Speaker `passage`
- **2025-05-01T21:20:56+00:00** (S) Signed by President `passage`
- **2025-05-01T21:47:39+00:00** (H) Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-08T17:11:09+00:00** (H) Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-13T17:14:52+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/eb147fa2-857a-447a-8b3e-68a9b49cea32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).