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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Increase HCBS waiver slots and assisted living reimbursement rates"
+description: "Increase HCBS waiver slots and assisted living reimbursement rates"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 17"
+citation: "Montana HB 17 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Senior Citizens (see also: Retirement)", "Social Services"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ron Ehli"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 8
+first_action: "2016-09-02"
+last_action: "2017-05-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0622c15-8c15-411a-8aae-2a7f26c0cc71"
+source_url: "http://laws.leg.mt.gov/legprd/LAW0203W$BSRV.ActionQuery?P_SESS=20171&P_BLTP_BILL_TYP_CD=&P_BILL_NO=&P_BILL_DFT_NO=LC0280&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "4c3524b3224290f24692d2c11eca50a13e95341b4869238e060a10aabd6a1688"
+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 17 (2017) — Increase HCBS waiver slots and assisted living reimbursement rates
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2017/BillPdf/HB0017.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **46–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **14–3** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ron Ehli — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
+- **2016-10-05** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2016-10-12** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2016-10-14** Draft in Edit
+- **2016-10-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2016-10-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2016-10-31** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-11-07** Executive Director Review
+- **2016-11-07** Draft in Assembly
+- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
+- **2016-11-23** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2016-11-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-20** Hearing
+- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-21** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-22** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-23** Hearing
+- **2017-02-23** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2017-03-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-03-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-03-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-08** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2017-03-09** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-14** Hearing
+- **2017-04-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-04-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-19** Returned to House
+- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
+- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-04** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0622c15-8c15-411a-8aae-2a7f26c0cc71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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