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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Eliminate certain DPHHS advisory councils and reports"
+description: "Eliminate certain DPHHS advisory councils and reports"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
+legislature: "Montana Legislature"
+session: "2017"
+identifier: "SB 4"
+citation: "Montana SB 4 (2017)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Developmental Disabilities", "Persons With (see also: Institutions)", "Family Law (see also: Minors)", "Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Health Care Services (see also: Health)", "Mental Illness or Incapacity (see also: Institutions)", "Minors (see also: Family Law)", "Social Services", "State Government"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Diane Sands"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2016-06-27"
+last_action: "2017-03-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4076b82-10ae-46fe-8254-d8e6d2f4a801"
+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=LC0171&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
+source_hash: "c8461e1d72ee48be642c2eb385bd9537a782bd2b3ab8d51ea5a260ab00692525"
+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 SB 4 (2017) — Eliminate certain DPHHS advisory councils and reports
+
+## 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/SB0004.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Do Concur — **92–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
+- DO PASS — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Concur — **95–4** (pass) · legislature
+- Do Pass — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
+- BE CONCURRED IN — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Diane Sands — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2016-06-27** Draft Request Received
+- **2016-10-05** Draft to Requester for Review
+- **2016-10-11** Draft in Legal Review
+- **2016-10-13** Draft in Edit
+- **2016-10-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
+- **2016-10-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
+- **2016-11-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
+- **2016-11-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
+- **2016-11-03** Executive Director Review
+- **2016-11-04** Draft in Assembly
+- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
+- **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`
+- **2017-01-09** Hearing
+- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
+- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-01-17** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
+- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-01-18** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-01-18** Transmitted to House
+- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
+- **2017-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
+- **2017-02-09** Hearing Canceled
+- **2017-02-17** Hearing
+- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-02-18** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
+- **2017-03-08** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
+- **2017-03-08** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
+- **2017-03-09** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
+- **2017-03-09** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
+- **2017-03-09** Returned to Senate
+- **2017-03-10** Sent to Enrolling
+- **2017-03-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
+- **2017-03-13** Returned from Enrolling
+- **2017-03-13** Signed by President
+- **2017-03-13** Signed by Speaker
+- **2017-03-13** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-03-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2017-03-20** Chapter Number Assigned
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b4076b82-10ae-46fe-8254-d8e6d2f4a801`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).
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