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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Require detention center to allow inmates free calls to attorney"
+description: "Require detention center to allow inmates free calls to attorney"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 258"
+citation: "Montana HB 258 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["County Finance (see also: Local Finance)", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ellie Hill Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2016-11-20"
+last_action: "2017-03-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0292cf90-7b12-408d-8a40-a33d80380a20"
+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=LC1071&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "fe834869317b388f301dfab3a114dcd265fdcaebd114461183c09a133bdea134"
+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 258 (2017) — Require detention center to allow inmates free calls to attorney
+
+## 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/HB0258.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **17–2** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **78–21** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **82–18** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ellie Hill Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-11-20** Draft Request Received
+- **2016-12-29** Draft On Hold
+- **2017-01-10** Draft Taken Off Hold
+- **2017-01-12** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2017-01-12** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2017-01-12** Draft in Edit
+- **2017-01-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
+- **2017-01-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2017-01-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2017-01-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Review
+- **2017-01-12** Draft in Assembly
+- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2017-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2017-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2017-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-01-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-01-25** Hearing
+- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-01-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-01-31** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2017-02-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2017-02-07** Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2017-02-08** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2017-02-08** Hearing
+- **2017-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-02-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-02-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-02-17** Returned to House
+- **2017-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-02-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-02-22** Signed by President
+- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0292cf90-7b12-408d-8a40-a33d80380a20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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