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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Generally revise public safety communication laws"
+description: "Generally revise public safety communication laws"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "HB 604"
+citation: "Montana HB 604 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Information Technology (see also: Communications)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Safety (see also: Health)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bill Harris"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 61
+vote_count: 9
+first_action: "2017-01-17"
+last_action: "2017-05-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f958de28-6759-4619-8459-35dd96e8cdfb"
+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=LC2491&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "e3ceacde2c53275510dd1a66b985741a58dc555f74555a1602616b081d86c196"
+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 604 (2017) — Generally revise public safety communication laws
+
+## 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/HB0604.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Pass — **93–7** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **19–3** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **94–4** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bill Harris — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-01-17** Draft Request Received
+- **2017-03-10** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2017-03-13** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2017-03-13** Draft in Edit
+- **2017-03-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
+- **2017-03-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2017-03-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2017-03-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-03-14** Executive Director Review
+- **2017-03-15** Draft in Assembly
+- **2017-03-15** Executive Director Final Review
+- **2017-03-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
+- **2017-03-15** Draft Delivered to Requester
+- **2017-03-16** Introduced `introduction`
+- **2017-03-16** Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2017-03-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
+- **2017-03-22** Hearing
+- **2017-03-23** Fiscal Note Received
+- **2017-03-23** Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2017-03-24** Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2017-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
+- **2017-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-29** Hearing
+- **2017-03-29** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Senate
+- **2017-03-31** Revised Fiscal Note Received
+- **2017-03-31** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
+- **2017-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-04-03** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
+- **2017-04-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-04-06** Hearing
+- **2017-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2017-04-07** Printed - New Version Available
+- **2017-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
+- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-12** Returned to House with Amendments
+- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
+- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
+- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f958de28-6759-4619-8459-35dd96e8cdfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
+