---
type: "Bill"
title: "Allow Dissemination of Confidential Criminal Justice Info to Adjutant General"
description: "Allow Dissemination of Confidential Criminal Justice Info to Adjutant General"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 40"
citation: "Montana HB 40 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Military Affairs", "Privacy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kim Abbott"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 43
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-04-29"
last_action: "2017-02-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d67244ab-ba67-4f6d-9ebc-737efe567cc5"
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=LC0077&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "d39bcca561e3179dd8d13024ca161c36dec1eac8a773031a2da81bb75d4c8370"
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 40 (2017) — Allow Dissemination of Confidential Criminal Justice Info to Adjutant General

## 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/HB0040.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **87–8** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **35–14** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **37–11** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **6–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kim Abbott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-04-29** Draft Request Received
- **2016-09-09** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-10-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-03** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-10** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-10** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-10** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-12** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-15** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-05** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-07** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-13** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-16** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-17** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-17** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** Hearing
- **2017-01-25** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-26** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-30** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-01-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-31** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-31** Returned to House
- **2017-02-01** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-02** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-02** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-07** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-07** Signed by President
- **2017-02-08** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-14** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-14** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d67244ab-ba67-4f6d-9ebc-737efe567cc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).