---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise laws regarding the recording of public meetings"
description: "Revise laws regarding the recording of public meetings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 370"
citation: "Montana HB 370 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Communications (see also: Information Technology)", "Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bryce Bennett"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-23"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52a1b565-4f0e-4be5-bf5b-98e26a4b6f82"
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=LC1179&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "ea56a08a86f165e744e102a960428f805b3e2a08f307f3a62c673ee5d422c934"
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 370 (2017) — Revise laws regarding the recording of public meetings

## 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/HB0370.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **10–9** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **68–32** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **64–34** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Bryce Bennett — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-23** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-26** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-27** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-27** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-27** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-27** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-28** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-30** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-31** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-09** Hearing
- **2017-02-09** Sponsor List Modified
- **2017-02-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-13** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-13** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-14** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-15** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-10** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-16** Returned to House
- **2017-03-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Signed by President
- **2017-03-24** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-31** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/52a1b565-4f0e-4be5-bf5b-98e26a4b6f82`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).