republic-os/legislation/us/states/mt/2021/hb-651.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise ballot initiative laws"
description: "Generally revise ballot initiative laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 651"
citation: "Montana HB 651 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Legislature", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marta Bertoglio"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2020-12-13"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5b203d3-84f2-4f30-96f5-80a96ffa33e0"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=651&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "7ad0c354d81572fb3e989f00f8cdb5dea4881db1c687f765e0709ab8ab40860f"
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 651 (2021) — Generally revise ballot initiative laws

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB0651_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0651_1.pdf)
2. **HB0651_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0651_2.pdf)
3. **HB0651_3.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0651_3.pdf)
4. **HB0651_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0651_X.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0651.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Do Pass — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **30–20** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **67–32** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **5–3** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **66–33** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **67–33** (pass) · lower
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–9** (pass) · upper
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marta Bertoglio — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-12-13** Draft Request Received
- **2021-03-10** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2021-03-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-15** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-15** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-17** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-17** Executive Director Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft in Assembly
- **2021-03-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-17** Executive Director Final Review
- **2021-03-17** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2021-03-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2021-03-18** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-18** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-19** Referred to Committee - (H) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Hearing - (H) State Administration
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-26** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-03-26** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-26** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-29** Amendments Available
- **2021-03-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-03-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended - (H) State Administration `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-04-06** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2021-04-06** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-09** Referred to Committee - (S) State Administration `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Hearing - (S) State Administration
- **2021-04-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2021-04-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-20** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) State Administration
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-22** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Finance and Claims `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Hearing - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-26** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred - (S) Finance and Claims
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-27** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** 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/e5b203d3-84f2-4f30-96f5-80a96ffa33e0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).