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type: "Bill"
title: "Revise penalties related to underage marijuana possession and use"
description: "Revise penalties related to underage marijuana possession and use"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 517"
citation: "Montana HB 517 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bill Mercer"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/707c548a-cb65-4154-9546-afa42e25c1d1"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=517&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "9068fb277da68a62266aeaa32f41d9b99a936bd7dba218aee06e9036fa08307e"
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 517 (2021) — Revise penalties related to underage marijuana possession and use
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0517_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0517_1.pdf)
2. **HB0517_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0517_X.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0517.pdf)
## Votes
- Do Concur — **3020** (pass) · upper
- BE CONCURRED IN — **74** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **6831** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **127** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **3118** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **7029** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Bill Mercer — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-02-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-02-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Review
- **2021-02-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-02-18** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-18** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-02-19** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-19** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-02-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-22** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-02-25** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-02-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **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`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Returned to House
- **2021-04-14** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-04-15** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-04-21** Signed by President
- **2021-04-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-26** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-04-28** 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/707c548a-cb65-4154-9546-afa42e25c1d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).