---
type: "Bill"
title: "Extending termination date for statutory appropriation to public libraries"
description: "Extending termination date for statutory appropriation to public libraries"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 261"
citation: "Montana HB 261 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Libraries"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 56
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-15"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/24ddaf8f-a17d-462b-8810-54ac14296fa5"
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=LC0824&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e5b1bab7e5f718e660891f21757f71adbe59c20eef8ec6f45c4a6028581b4dbb"
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 261 (2017) — Extending termination date for statutory appropriation to public libraries

## 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/HB0261.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **91–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **92–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Frank Garner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-22** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-02** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2016-12-02** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-12-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-12** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-13** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-13** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-13** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-13** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-13** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-13** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-23** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-24** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-01-30** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-31** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-31** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-01-31** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-01** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-01** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-02** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-04-19** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-19** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-19** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-22** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-22** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/24ddaf8f-a17d-462b-8810-54ac14296fa5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).