---
type: "Bill"
title: "Require timelines for review of a final subdivision plat"
description: "Require timelines for review of a final subdivision plat"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 245"
citation: "Montana HB 245 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Forrest Mandeville"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-15"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3b5df9ec-9548-4cc7-bbb6-9024f82f99c3"
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=LC0874&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ac72084e60d8d6d7b3f840d54edf037530ff3598aba269d008a05fc2eea28194"
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 245 (2017) — Require timelines for review of a final subdivision plat

## 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/HB0245.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **95–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **23–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **91–9** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Forrest Mandeville — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-23** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-23** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-23** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-23** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-28** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-13** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-14** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-02-02** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-03** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-14** Printed - New Version Available
- **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
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3b5df9ec-9548-4cc7-bbb6-9024f82f99c3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).