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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise trust laws"
description: "Generally revise trust laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 293"
citation: "Montana HB 293 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Estates and Trusts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-11-12"
last_action: "2021-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/390ce406-bfe8-40a6-b2f2-91ca79bae5e2"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=293&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "eeeb88070284e655d80f8c1cddcd7a133709c8bcaa8aef6ea2cd1b00af98be45"
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 293 (2021) — Generally revise trust laws
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0293_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0293_1.pdf)
2. **HB0293_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0299//HB0293_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0293.pdf)
## Votes
- DO PASS — **190** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **981** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **990** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **110** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bill Mercer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-12** Draft Request Received
- **2021-01-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-18** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-19** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-28** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-03** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-05** Hearing Canceled - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-10** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **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 Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-02-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-02-17** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-18** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-24** Returned to House
- **2021-03-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-03-31** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-04-01** Signed by President
- **2021-04-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-12** 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/390ce406-bfe8-40a6-b2f2-91ca79bae5e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).