---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise allowable harvest volume for certain state land timber harvest"
description: "Revise allowable harvest volume for certain state land timber harvest"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 38"
citation: "Montana HB 38 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df3147d5-f939-466a-ab40-1762eeebb7cd"
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=LC0473&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b50f1f2118ebe5d118c82734b01d924f6f676c6a06926e17d7696c4f0eb95aae"
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 38 (2017) — Revise allowable harvest volume for certain state land timber harvest

## 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/HB0038.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-13** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2016-10-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-27** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-14** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-17** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-17** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-17** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-18** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-02** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-02** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-05** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-09** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-13** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-16** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-03-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-14** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-17** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-17** 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`
- **2017-03-30** 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/df3147d5-f939-466a-ab40-1762eeebb7cd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).