---
type: "Bill"
title: "An act establishing the honor and remember medallion for military service"
description: "An act establishing the honor and remember medallion for military service"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 271"
citation: "Montana HB 271 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Military Affairs", "Revenue", "State"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-10-03"
last_action: "2017-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8db761d-d8e7-4c14-9d13-7854a68f80c6"
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=LC0489&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d02f7b3c8426b6223fe544baf0027fdfb0f2017a2801ea551d8f458c12be674e"
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 271 (2017) — An act establishing the honor and remember medallion for military service

## 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/HB0271.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **84–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **91–9** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rob Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-03** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-10** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-12** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-12** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-12** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** 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`
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-15** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-02-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-18** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-10** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Returned to House
- **2017-03-16** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-21** Signed by President
- **2017-03-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-27** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8db761d-d8e7-4c14-9d13-7854a68f80c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).