---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revising voter qualification and designation in irrigation district elections"
description: "Revising voter qualification and designation in irrigation district elections"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 388"
citation: "Montana HB 388 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (see also: Livestock; Taxation--Agriculture/Livestock)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Greg Hertz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-03"
last_action: "2017-04-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcf43c19-7e3f-488a-963b-4e6213f4c4a0"
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=LC1635&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "dbe9c7e05099fcd64ff7caed22619f0b6ea1e63438836b41247a61c812ec396e"
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 388 (2017) — Revising voter qualification and designation in irrigation district elections

## 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/HB0388.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Greg Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-06** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-05** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-20** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-25** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2017-01-26** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-26** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-26** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-26** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-03** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-03** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-03** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-03** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-24** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-01** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-24** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-24** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-24** Returned to House
- **2017-03-27** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-29** Signed by President
- **2017-03-29** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-03** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-03** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcf43c19-7e3f-488a-963b-4e6213f4c4a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).