---
type: "Bill"
title: "Recognizing source watersheds"
description: "Recognizing source watersheds"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 424"
citation: "Montana HB 424 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Zach Brown"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-12-02"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba37626f-6db0-4378-a3e8-03289e357f28"
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=LC1470&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "0ad61789007f7359d371b5c2afc41f47ccf7115bb3107d0dcb9aba648b2d3775"
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 424 (2017) — Recognizing source watersheds

## 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/HB0424.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **14–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **64–35** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **83–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Zach Brown — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-23** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-29** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-30** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-12-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-01-02** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-02** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-02** Executive Director Review
- **2017-01-02** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-01-02** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-01-02** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-01-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-01-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-01-31** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-01-31** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-01-31** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-13** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-15** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-16** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-17** Tabled in Committee `amendment-deferral`
- **2017-02-24** Taken from Table in Committee
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-01** 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
- **2017-04-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** 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
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ba37626f-6db0-4378-a3e8-03289e357f28`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).