---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requiring search warrant for gov access to electronic devices"
description: "Requiring search warrant for gov access to electronic devices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 147"
citation: "Montana HB 147 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Daniel Zolnikov"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 66
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-11-12"
last_action: "2017-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1b049de-51f9-442e-867a-3f291f35afc5"
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=LC0768&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "08f822bc7e03f394a1bcf70cb275b866e4c0990387f637f9ac53f5a37b6f3ecd"
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 147 (2017) — Requiring search warrant for gov access to electronic devices

## 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/HB0147.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **94–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Daniel Zolnikov — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-12** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-11** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-13** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-09** Sponsor List Modified
- **2017-01-10** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-10** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-11** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-11** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-11** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-17** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-20** Hearing
- **2017-02-01** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-03** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-03** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-03** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-08** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-10** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-13** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-04** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-14** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d1b049de-51f9-442e-867a-3f291f35afc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).