---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise local government subdivision review laws"
description: "Revise local government subdivision review laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 445"
citation: "Montana HB 445 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edward Greef"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-09-15"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/570a2059-ecd8-4a22-be57-8eafb63e017a"
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=LC0448&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "cf10d7440b2d04ea0b9bb1631c8bc867c31fd373e9860fb32976f1cc5ce1307c"
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 445 (2017) — Revise local government subdivision review laws

## 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/HB0445.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **23–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Edward Greef — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-15** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-21** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-26** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-03** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **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
- **2017-02-10** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-13** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-27** Hearing
- **2017-03-27** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **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
- **2017-04-10** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** 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/570a2059-ecd8-4a22-be57-8eafb63e017a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).