---
type: "Bill"
title: "Authorize emergency use of opioid antagonist in a school setting"
description: "Authorize emergency use of opioid antagonist in a school setting"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 323"
citation: "Montana HB 323 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Schools and Education", "State/Other Government Levels", "Immunity From Suit"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gordon Pierson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-02"
last_action: "2017-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6c1315fa-7db9-4f00-a345-0ea763fba9a1"
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=LC1419&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "6567738ae2f52cf6ddb8151f674875e1a5aa9793c0bb5d9a4f697b14114a90ae"
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 323 (2017) — Authorize emergency use of opioid antagonist in a school setting

## 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/HB0323.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **95–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Gordon Pierson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-02** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-04** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-04** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-20** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-23** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-23** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-26** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-26** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-26** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Returned to House
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-04** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6c1315fa-7db9-4f00-a345-0ea763fba9a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).