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type: "Bill"
title: "Increase penalties for 5th and subsequent DUI"
description: "Increase penalties for 5th and subsequent DUI"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 115"
citation: "Montana HB 115 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 72
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a94688a0-282c-4569-883e-a5f901c6c75a"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=115&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "8f86b5f907fc3bc86a2757eccf6a770038c65f419107390323e2d184ffa73464"
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 115 (2021) — Increase penalties for 5th and subsequent DUI
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0115_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0115_1.pdf)
2. **HB0115_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0115_2.pdf)
3. **HB0115_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0115_3.pdf)
4. **HB0115_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0199//HB0115_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0115.pdf)
## Votes
- Do Concur — **7327** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **186** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **7425** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **3119** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass As Amended — **7425** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **101** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **3217** (pass) · upper
- AMD-003 Mercer D/PASS — **5842** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **6826** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **163** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Mercer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-11-22** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2020-12-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2020-12-14** Draft in Edit
- **2020-12-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2020-12-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2020-12-21** Executive Director Review
- **2020-12-21** Draft in Assembly
- **2020-12-31** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2020-12-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-05** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-01-05** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-01-05** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-06** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-06** First Reading - (H) Judiciary `reading-1`
- **2021-01-11** Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-22** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-01-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-01-27** Sponsor List Modified
- **2021-02-11** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-16** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2021-02-16** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2021-02-16** Rereferred to Committee - (H) Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-02-16** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-17** Hearing - (H) Appropriations
- **2021-02-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-19** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-19** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Appropriations `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-25** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-13** Tabled in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `amendment-deferral`
- **2021-04-15** Taken from Table in Committee - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-12** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-12** 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/a94688a0-282c-4569-883e-a5f901c6c75a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).