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type: "Bill"
title: "Revise pretrial release laws involving electronic monitoring"
description: "Revise pretrial release laws involving electronic monitoring"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 449"
citation: "Montana HB 449 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41fe074d-d903-4dc5-9bfe-adb8aea1e03e"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=449&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "8aea897cab09c1837ce428697e5e25ac8053bce4f2168a0cf3679544e1b0152a"
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 449 (2021) — Revise pretrial release laws involving electronic monitoring
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0449_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0449_1.pdf)
2. **HB0449_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0449_2.pdf)
3. **HB0449_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0449_3.pdf)
4. **HB0449_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0499//HB0449_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0449.pdf)
## Votes
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **181** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **990** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **990** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **990** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **110** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **980** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Frank Garner — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-10** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-10** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-17** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-02-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-26** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-02** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-08** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-09** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-09** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-21** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-30** Signed by President
- **2021-04-30** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-07** 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/41fe074d-d903-4dc5-9bfe-adb8aea1e03e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).