---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise right of way laws for county water and sewer districts"
description: "Revise right of way laws for county water and sewer districts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 374"
citation: "Montana HB 374 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Property", "Rule Making", "Transportation (see also: Motor Vehicles; Taxation--Transportation)", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerry White"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-11-23"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ddce4625-c02d-4107-936e-b516139743e2"
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=LC1149&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "8769e97e6dc1d068a5f46ef00c9fa254606f358a31a73493975fde66852aaf89"
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 374 (2017) — Revise right of way laws for county water and sewer districts

## 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/HB0374.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **34–16** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **9–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **78–22** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **36–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **77–21** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kerry White — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-23** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-01** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-01** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-01** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-02** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-02** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-08** Hearing
- **2017-02-08** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-09** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-09** Fiscal Note Printed
- **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`
- **2017-03-09** Hearing
- **2017-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-28** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-29** Returned to House
- **2017-03-31** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-31** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-31** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-04** Signed by President
- **2017-04-04** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-14** Chapter Number Assigned
- **2017-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ddce4625-c02d-4107-936e-b516139743e2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).