---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws applicable to local government"
description: "Generally revise laws applicable to local government"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 405"
citation: "Montana HB 405 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Counties (see also: Local Government)", "County Officers (see also: Local Government)", "Elections (see also: Ballot Issues)", "Public Contracts (see also: Contracts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 58
vote_count: 12
first_action: "2016-12-02"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1c1f585-77f0-4737-ac41-575303226ad4"
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=LC1382&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "f1bb3615d9c712145e7fb7fcedc58a3d4ca110f2b9a5bbb2d7c10520fbe5966d"
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 405 (2017) — Generally revise laws applicable to local government

## 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/HB0405.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **95–5** (pass) · legislature
- Place on 2nd Today - Moore — **23–22** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **24–24** (fail) · legislature
- Do Concur — **70–30** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **69–29** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **85–15** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **82–17** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rob Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2017-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **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
- **2017-02-07** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-08** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-14** Hearing
- **2017-02-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-21** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-23** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-23** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-18** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-21** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-21** Signed by President
- **2017-04-22** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-26** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-26** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-26** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-27** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-27** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-27** Transmitted to Senate for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-04-27** Motion Carried
- **2017-04-27** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopt Motion Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-27** Returned to House Not Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1c1f585-77f0-4737-ac41-575303226ad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).