---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise youth athlete protection laws"
description: "Revise youth athlete protection laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 487"
citation: "Montana HB 487 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health (see also: Health Care Services; Safety)", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "Schools and Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Moffie Funk"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-06-27"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5bad67ca-fa71-4c5d-975a-c10c1abf2029"
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=LC0167&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "36ce1c3a83af7b0e0eb2c58ad9cfd8384e8c00f691ddc96cb7e2a018da946860"
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 487 (2017) — Revise youth athlete protection 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/HB0487.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **92–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **12–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Moffie Funk — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-06-27** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-15** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-01** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-03** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-07** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-07** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-07** Draft Taken by Drafter
- **2017-02-07** Draft Back for Redo
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-24** Hearing
- **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`
- **2017-03-08** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-13** Hearing
- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-30** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-30** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-04** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-04** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-05** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-05** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-06** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-22** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-28** Signed by President
- **2017-05-02** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-04** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-05** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5bad67ca-fa71-4c5d-975a-c10c1abf2029`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).