---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise partnership filing due dates to match federal tax filing due dates"
description: "Revise partnership filing due dates to match federal tax filing due dates"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 42"
citation: "Montana HB 42 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Taxation (Generally)", "Taxation--Individual Income"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kim Abbott"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 42
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-06-13"
last_action: "2017-02-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c29619b1-215f-4654-8a5e-810923a45ce9"
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=LC0120&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "13e5ce29c8e86934fbab704af77b59c3d3c95835b3dbac02e834633edb7f255d"
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 42 (2017) — Revise partnership filing due dates to match federal tax filing due dates

## 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/HB0042.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **87–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **79–18** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **20–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kim Abbott — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-24** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-26** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-27** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-10-27** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-03** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-03** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-03** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-04** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** 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`
- **2017-01-24** Hearing
- **2017-01-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-01-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-27** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-01-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-30** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-30** Returned to House
- **2017-01-31** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-01** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-01** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-02** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-08** Signed by President
- **2017-02-09** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c29619b1-215f-4654-8a5e-810923a45ce9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).