---
type: "Bill"
title: "Encourage accessible playgrounds statewide"
description: "Encourage accessible playgrounds statewide"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 294"
citation: "Montana HB 294 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jean Price"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-16"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3438dac3-ec6a-4764-8876-3a4c46a12c60"
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=LC0918&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d21efb4f5fb4dad54d868c7212e081ae1fe2fd0eb45069dfe5510896ca675386"
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 294 (2017) — Encourage accessible playgrounds statewide

## 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/HB0294.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **31–18** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **31–17** (pass) · legislature
- ReconsAction HB294 2nd Reading — **49–49** (fail) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **58–42** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Knudsen, C D/PASS — **82–18** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **13–9** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–5** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **52–47** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jean Price — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-16** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-27** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-12-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-28** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-28** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2016-12-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2016-12-30** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-19** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-20** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-20** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-01-31** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-01** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-02** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-02** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-02-02** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-02-02** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-03** Motion Failed
- **2017-02-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-06** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-06** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-07** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-20** Hearing Canceled
- **2017-03-08** Hearing
- **2017-04-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-24** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-24** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-25** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-25** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-25** Returned to House
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3438dac3-ec6a-4764-8876-3a4c46a12c60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).