---
type: "Bill"
title: "Provide funding for coal bed methane protection program"
description: "Provide funding for coal bed methane protection program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 344"
citation: "Montana HB 344 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Environmental Protection"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geraldine Custer"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 48
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-02"
last_action: "2017-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2c4ccbf6-ca72-4f7f-bc78-d1f5d6d7bafe"
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=LC2366&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "844d7e3de36206ae3c9afb6113740bf0327d629130d3e0f36eb35ff75061a2d0"
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 344 (2017) — Provide funding for coal bed methane protection program

## 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/HB0344.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Geraldine Custer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-02** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-24** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-24** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-24** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-24** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-25** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-26** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-01-30** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-01-30** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-31** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** 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`
- **2017-02-18** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-21** Hearing
- **2017-02-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** Hearing
- **2017-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Returned to House
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-28** Signed by President
- **2017-04-28** 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/2c4ccbf6-ca72-4f7f-bc78-d1f5d6d7bafe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).