---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise underground utility laws"
description: "Revise underground utility laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 365"
citation: "Montana HB 365 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ray L Shaw"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-10-25"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3bd9df55-e68e-430d-b096-7fd4f0716700"
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=LC0591&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "4d21044f999691c598135f90705119aa3aa9a473ae85757bec8d1be28c4e7a5a"
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 365 (2017) — Revise underground utility 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/HB0365.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ray L Shaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-10-25** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-14** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-18** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-19** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-01-19** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-23** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-23** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-30** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-13** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-14** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-28** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-29** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Hearing
- **2017-04-06** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-07** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-10** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-12** Returned to House
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Clerical Corrections Made - New Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-28** Signed by President
- **2017-04-28** 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/3bd9df55-e68e-430d-b096-7fd4f0716700`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).