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HB 701: Generally revise marijuana laws

Became Law

Bill text
Fiscal note
Legal note
None on file
Official bill page
Deadline for passing first chamber (the House for House bills and the Senate for Senate bills): 4/8/21. Deadline for first chamber return if amended in second: 4/29/21.

News coverage

MTFP stories about the bill
Marijuana bill passes House
4/27/21
This week in Helena, April 19-23
4/23/21
The Session podcast
4/12/21
This week In Helena, April 5-9
4/9/21
Marijuana bills roll through the House
4/7/21
This week in Helena, March 29–April 2
4/2/21
Trio of bills offer competing visions for recreational marijuana
4/2/21
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Legislative actions

How bills move through the Legislature
Showing major bill actions only.
DateActionLocation
3/29/21
Introduced
House Floor
3/29/21
Referred to Committee
House Business and Labor
3/29/21
First Reading
House Floor
3/31/21
House Business and Labor
3/31/21
Rereferred to Committee
House Taxation
4/1/21
House Taxation
4/1/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
12-6
R12-0
D0-6
House Taxation
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
99-0
R67-0
D32-0
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
96-2
R64-2
D32-0
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
33-67
R1-66
D32-1
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
67-33
R67-0
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
37-63
R5-62
D32-1
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
35-65
R35-32
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
92-8
R67-0
D25-8
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
42-58
R18-49
D24-9
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
39-61
R6-61
D33-0
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
36-64
R34-33
D2-31
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
66-33
R66-0
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
33-67
R0-67
D33-0
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
69-31
R67-0
D2-31
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
31-69
R31-36
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
35-65
R35-32
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
67-33
R65-2
D2-31
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
36-64
R35-32
D1-32
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
64-36
R64-3
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
69-31
R64-3
D5-28
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
71-29
R38-29
D33-0
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
94-6
R67-0
D27-6
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
43-57
R11-56
D32-1
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
41-58
R41-25
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
69-30
R61-5
D8-25
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
67-33
R47-20
D20-13
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
93-7
R67-0
D26-7
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
58-42
R55-12
D3-30
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
67-33
R67-0
D0-33
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
49-51
R47-20
D2-31
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed
38-62
R35-32
D3-30
House Floor
4/6/21
2nd Reading Passed as Amended
59-41
R58-9
D1-32
House Floor
4/6/21
Rereferred to Committee
House Appropriations
4/7/21
House Appropriations
4/7/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed
15-9
R14-3
D1-6
House Appropriations
4/8/21
3rd Reading Passed
65-33
R59-6
D6-27
House Floor
4/8/21
Transmitted to Senate
House Floor
4/9/21
First Reading
Senate Floor
4/9/21
Referred to Committee
Senate Select Committee on Marijuana Law
4/14/21
Hearing
Senate Select Committee on Marijuana Law
4/21/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
Senate Select Committee on Marijuana Law
4/23/21
2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
47-3
R28-3
D19-0
Senate Floor
4/23/21
2nd Reading Concurred as Amended
35-15
R17-14
D18-1
Senate Floor
4/23/21
Rereferred to Committee
Senate Finance and Claims
4/23/21
Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
12-7
R5-7
D7-0
Senate Finance and Claims
4/23/21
3rd Reading Concurred
34-16
R17-14
D17-2
Senate Floor
4/23/21
Returned to House with Amendments
Senate Floor
4/26/21
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
47-53
R14-53
D33-0
House Floor
4/26/21
Reconsidered Previous Action; Remains in 2nd Reading Process
56-43
R24-43
D32-0
House Floor
4/27/21
2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred
62-38
R29-38
D33-0
House Floor
4/27/21
3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate
67-32
R34-32
D33-0
Senate Floor
5/11/21
Transmitted to Governor
Governor's Office
5/18/21
Signed by Governor
Governor's Office
5/18/21
Chapter Number Assigned
Secretary of State
Showing major bill actions only.
This table may omit bill actions recorded since this guide's last update. See the bill page in LAWS for an official reference.

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