---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide option for drug treatment on a deferred sentence"
description: "Provide option for drug treatment on a deferred sentence"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 278"
citation: "Montana HB 278 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcohol and Drugs", "Courts (see also: Judges and Justices; Juries and Jurors)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Matt Regier"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-14"
last_action: "2017-03-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4aac61d4-7238-491f-976d-3450d3dec39c"
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=LC0752&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "1dcdb85b6c9099352d6b976df9ee6544e43127d6f711c41d8299b96e47078d53"
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 278 (2017) — Provide option for drug treatment on a deferred sentence

## 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/HB0278.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Matt Regier — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-14** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-13** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-13** 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
- **2017-01-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-20** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-01-23** Hearing
- **2017-01-24** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-24** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-25** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-26** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-27** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-27** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-30** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-10** Hearing
- **2017-02-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-17** Returned to House
- **2017-02-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-22** Signed by President
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-01** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-01** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4aac61d4-7238-491f-976d-3450d3dec39c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).