---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws on storage units/rentals"
description: "Generally revise laws on storage units/rentals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 402"
citation: "Montana HB 402 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property", "Trade Regulations and Competition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Essmann"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/080c138c-130e-4d4c-be60-2f7bc1acc154"
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=LC1189&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c941d36dea2d3b4fb685e75815fb74ec1ad157b65b41554935badea2c48550e0"
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 402 (2017) — Generally revise laws on storage units/rentals

## 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/HB0402.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **63–37** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **58–42** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **47–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE TABLED — **10–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jeff Essmann — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-29** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-08** Draft On Hold
- **2016-12-16** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-03** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-06** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-06** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-06** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-06** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-06** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-14** Hearing
- **2017-02-23** 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`
- **2017-03-21** Hearing
- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-29** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-11** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-11** Signed by President
- **2017-04-11** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-20** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/080c138c-130e-4d4c-be60-2f7bc1acc154`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).