---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend statutory appropriation from hard rock mining impact trust account"
description: "Extend statutory appropriation from hard rock mining impact trust account"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 156"
citation: "Montana HB 156 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Mining and Minerals (see also: Oil and Gas)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest Mandeville"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 57
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-11-18"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c7dfaf8e-7fc2-4ea3-99be-f065bb14b613"
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=LC1027&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "101875812383ac63fbd49c1bc35bd80ebf46f5609bbd0f109b7dcbff6b6d5378"
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 156 (2017) — Extend statutory appropriation from hard rock mining impact trust account

## 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/HB0156.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **73–27** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Ankney D/PASS — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **79–20** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **91–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Forrest Mandeville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-18** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-07** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-11** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-15** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-16** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-16** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-04** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-04** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-04** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-04** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-04** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-12** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-12** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-18** Hearing
- **2017-01-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-23** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-24** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-24** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-25** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-25** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-16** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-17** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-20** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-03** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-03** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-07** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c7dfaf8e-7fc2-4ea3-99be-f065bb14b613`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).