---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise state medical examiner laws"
description: "Generally revise state medical examiner laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 45"
citation: "Montana HB 45 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Public Officers and Employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kimberly Dudik"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 54
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-07-06"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e47e9b69-468f-48ff-b033-82342662f683"
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=LC0181&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "3dcf43d7b68873a20b53b21495ced56420c5f751b663bee3192dbff34ca96505"
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 45 (2017) — Generally revise state medical examiner 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/HB0045.pdf)

## Votes

- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **94–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **96–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kimberly Dudik — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-07-06** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-15** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-18** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-22** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-29** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-29** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-30** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-30** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-06** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-08** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-08** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-08** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2016-12-28** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-19** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-19** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-20** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-20** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-31** Hearing
- **2017-03-09** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-09** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-14** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-14** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-15** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-15** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-15** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-01** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-01** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-03** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-03** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-03** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-05** Signed by President
- **2017-04-06** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-13** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-13** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e47e9b69-468f-48ff-b033-82342662f683`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).