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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise laws applicable to local government"
+description: "Generally revise laws applicable to local government"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 405"
+citation: "Montana HB 405 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Public Contracts (see also: Contracts)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 12
+first_action: "2016-12-02"
+last_action: "2017-05-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1c1f585-77f0-4737-ac41-575303226ad4"
+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=LC1382&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "f1bb3615d9c712145e7fb7fcedc58a3d4ca110f2b9a5bbb2d7c10520fbe5966d"
+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 405 (2017) — Generally revise laws applicable to local government
+
+## 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/HB0405.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · legislature
+- Place on 2nd Today - Moore — **23–22** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **24–24** (fail) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **69–29** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **22–1** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **82–17** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Rob Cook — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-12-02** Draft Request Received
+- **2017-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2017-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2017-02-03** Draft in Edit
+- **2017-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
+- **2017-02-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2017-02-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2017-02-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Review
+- **2017-02-03** Draft in Assembly
+- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2017-02-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2017-02-06** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2017-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-02-14** Hearing
+- **2017-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-02-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-02-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-02-21** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-13** Hearing
+- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-23** Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
+- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-04-21** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-04-21** Signed by President
+- **2017-04-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-04-26** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
+- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
+- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-04-27** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
+- **2017-04-27** Transmitted to Senate for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
+- **2017-04-27** Motion Carried
+- **2017-04-27** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopt Motion Failed `amendment-failure`
+- **2017-04-27** Returned to House Not Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
+- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-10** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1c1f585-77f0-4737-ac41-575303226ad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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