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type: "Bill"
title: "Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution"
description: "Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 555"
citation: "Montana HB 555 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 76
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2020-11-22"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80bb2271-ef54-477d-9c17-56ed72cb0763"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=555&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "e8214d7b69260c636136a2dd1a440cf1328aeed81f9bdc1d5300813f944e0a4c"
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 555 (2021) — Revise civil liability laws on personal property exempt from execution
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0555_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_1.pdf)
2. **HB0555_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_2.pdf)
3. **HB0555_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_3.pdf)
4. **HB0555_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0599//HB0555_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0555.pdf)
## Votes
- DO PASS — **190** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **8710** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **110** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **973** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Not Concur — **6733** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **480** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **990** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **500** (pass) · upper
- Do Adopt — **9010** (pass) · lower
- Do Adopt — **490** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Matt Regier — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-11-22** Draft Request Received
- **2020-11-25** Draft On Hold
- **2021-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2021-01-28** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-01-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-01-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-01-28** Executive Director Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-01-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-01-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-02-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-02-15** Draft Back for Redo
- **2021-02-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-02-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-02-16** 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
- **2021-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-02-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-02-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-02-23** Referred to Committee - (H) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-02-24** Hearing - (H) Judiciary
- **2021-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Judiciary `committee-passage`
- **2021-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-03-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-03-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Committee - (S) Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Hearing - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-23** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Judiciary
- **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-14** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2021-04-14** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2021-04-26** Conference Committee Dissolved - (S) Conference
- **2021-04-26** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-26** Free Conference Committee Appointed - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Hearing - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-27** Free Conference Committee Report Received - (S) Free Conference
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** 2nd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-28** 3rd Reading Free Conference Committee Report Adopted
- **2021-04-28** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-04** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2021-05-04** Signed by Speaker
- **2021-05-04** Signed by President
- **2021-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-14** 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/80bb2271-ef54-477d-9c17-56ed72cb0763`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).