---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws for filing of exempt water right claims"
description: "Revise laws for filing of exempt water right claims"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 110"
citation: "Montana HB 110 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Revenue", "State", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bradley Hamlett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 73
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03534cea-b807-432d-a25b-16266b37ca8c"
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=LC0482&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "0ddc4f1da7bc22b950d4c3aa1a71dd6e63a9220df2bc0a7ac37514363bd68f5d"
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 110 (2017) — Revise laws for filing of exempt water right claims

## 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/HB0110.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **53–47** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **89–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Flynn D/PASS — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–7** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **92–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bradley Hamlett — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-01** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-04** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-08** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-04** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-05** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-14** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-14** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-23** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-06** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-06** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-06** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-09** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-09** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-09** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-17** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-21** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-22** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-13** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-04-19** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **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/03534cea-b807-432d-a25b-16266b37ca8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).