---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise sentencing laws"
description: "Generally revise sentencing laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 133"
citation: "Montana HB 133 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Nate McConnell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 86
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-10-20"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab670ff9-33e2-4382-a9fe-4f94c41b5971"
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=LC0554&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ff55ddde2779ceff3b08db5ad8b46fadcdf6daf5775e23dd519e2ba7616d7208"
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 133 (2017) — Generally revise sentencing 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/HB0133.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **80–20** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Not Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **90–10** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **37–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **37–13** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Nate McConnell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-20** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-05** 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
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-08** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-10** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-11** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-12** Hearing
- **2017-01-12** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-10** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-02-24** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-25** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-27** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-27** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-28** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-07** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-22** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-23** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-28** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-29** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Hearing
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Not Concurred
- **2017-04-19** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-20** Conference Committee Appointed
- **2017-04-20** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-20** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-04-21** Hearing
- **2017-04-21** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-21** Conference Committee Report Received
- **2017-04-21** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Passed Consideration `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Conference Committee Report Adopted `reading-3`
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab670ff9-33e2-4382-a9fe-4f94c41b5971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).