---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise insurance laws pertaining to NAIC accreditation"
description: "Revise insurance laws pertaining to NAIC accreditation"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 120"
citation: "Montana HB 120 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Insurance", "Revenue Estimating Resolution", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jacob Bachmeier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-08-31"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/faeaf91e-b976-4726-8538-deffaa514cb2"
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=LC0454&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d73bc0b052a59deba3fa2bfc70b65838f40c33cda72beaf58040ad3678297ff9"
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 120 (2017) — Revise insurance laws pertaining to NAIC accreditation

## 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/HB0120.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **82–18** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **74–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **18–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jacob Bachmeier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-31** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-02** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-12-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-09** 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** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-12** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **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 Senate
- **2017-01-19** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-19** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-30** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-31** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-31** Returned to House
- **2017-02-01** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Signed by President
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/faeaf91e-b976-4726-8538-deffaa514cb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).