---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise absentee ballot list confirmation laws"
description: "Revise absentee ballot list confirmation laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 287"
citation: "Montana HB 287 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/829f1162-fe7b-4c6e-99a8-94e37350b6aa"
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=LC0450&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e1934637d8c98a4873909e0ae1a615a88257e9f870756e719d0d757f7cb10c26"
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 287 (2017) — Revise absentee ballot list confirmation laws

## 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/HB0287.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **16–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **34–15** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · legislature
- Take from Comm-Webb — **33–17** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **58–41** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Kary D/PASS — **21–29** (fail) · legislature
- Do Pass — **60–40** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-11** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-11** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **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
- **2017-01-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-19** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-19** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Hearing
- **2017-02-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-10** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-10** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-13** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-14** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-15** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-15** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-04-05** Taken from Committee; Placed on 2nd Reading `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to House
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** 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/829f1162-fe7b-4c6e-99a8-94e37350b6aa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).