---
type: "Bill"
title: "Clarify property owner not liable for firefighter acts"
description: "Clarify property owner not liable for firefighter acts"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 427"
citation: "Montana HB 427 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fires and Fire Protection", "Liability (see also: Remedies; Torts)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Austin Knudsen"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-03"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e1a3dee-d885-481c-83a6-fbcf7b68b65e"
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=LC1557&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e9b763d9b25224c3908dfb3735bf5bb7b86bf85b4cca2ef5f84ba59075f1e6a6"
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 427 (2017) — Clarify property owner not liable for firefighter acts

## 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/HB0427.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Austin Knudsen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-08** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-18** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-03** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-04** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-04** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-04** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-06** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-06** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-06** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-07** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-09** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-09** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** Hearing
- **2017-02-17** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-17** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **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`
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-24** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-05** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-10** Signed by President
- **2017-04-10** 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/7e1a3dee-d885-481c-83a6-fbcf7b68b65e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).