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type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise marijuana laws."
description: "Generally revise marijuana laws."
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 655"
citation: "Montana HB 655 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Labor and Employment (see also: Unemployment Insurance; Workers' Comp)", "Revenue", "State", "Workers' Compensation (see also: Labor and Employment)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Buttrey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 54
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-09-22"
last_action: "2021-05-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a1e8dcb-bd4c-4ac7-a1b1-9023e04c71a8"
source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0210W$BSIV.ActionQuery?P_BILL_NO1=655&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=HB&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SESS=20211"
source_hash: "d16d0cb1298869c038e0bf838c270374e5b8d285c3bb65e3715211d6eb5a06cc"
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 655 (2021) — Generally revise marijuana laws.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB0655_1.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0655_1.pdf)
2. **HB0655_2.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0655_2.pdf)
3. **HB0655_X.pdf** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/HB0699//HB0655_X.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://leg.mt.gov/bills/2021/billpdf/HB0655.pdf)
## Votes
- Do Concur — **6931** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **7524** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6732** (pass) · lower
- DO PASS — **128** (pass) · lower
- Do Pass — **6928** (pass) · lower
- Do Concur — **2723** (pass) · upper
- Do Concur — **2723** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Edward Buttrey — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-09-22** Draft Request Received
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Edit
- **2021-03-16** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2021-03-16** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2021-03-16** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-16** 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
- **2021-03-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2021-03-19** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2021-03-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Committee - (H) Business and Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing - (H) Business and Labor
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Received
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Unsigned
- **2021-03-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2021-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed - (H) Business and Labor `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-03-31** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2021-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2021-04-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Committee - (S) Business, Labor, and Economic Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Amendments Available
- **2021-04-12** Rereferred to Committee - (S) Select Committee on Marijuana Law `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Hearing - (S) Select Committee on Marijuana Law
- **2021-04-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Select Committee on Marijuana Law
- **2021-04-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended - (S) Select Committee on Marijuana Law
- **2021-04-21** Printed - New Version Available
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-amendment, amendment-passage, reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2021-04-26** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Sent to Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2021-05-01** 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/1a1e8dcb-bd4c-4ac7-a1b1-9023e04c71a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).