---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extend funding to Coal Board"
description: "Extend funding to Coal Board"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 209"
citation: "Montana HB 209 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities and Towns (see also: Local Government)", "Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Revenue", "State", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "Taxation--Coal (see also: Appropriations", "Coal Tax Fund Principal)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Usher"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 78
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-12-15"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/454074f0-e8a4-4d7c-943e-63f2415ca886"
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=LC2194&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "5978627846177ad02c7a45b72a4cfd91c47b9d05d3421ec2e68644819643a9bc"
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 209 (2017) — Extend funding to Coal Board

## 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/HB0209.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **69–27** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **72–28** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **36–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **19–3** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **7–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **79–21** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **40–9** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **13–7** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **18–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Barry Usher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-16** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-03** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-04** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-04** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-04** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-09** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-10** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-10** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-19** Hearing
- **2017-01-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-01-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** Sponsor List Modified
- **2017-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-10** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-10** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** Hearing
- **2017-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-09** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-25** Returned to House
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-28** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-07** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** Returned to House Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **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
- **2017-05-04** Signed by President
- **2017-05-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/454074f0-e8a4-4d7c-943e-63f2415ca886`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).