---
type: "Bill"
title: "Long-range building appropriations"
description: "Long-range building appropriations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5"
citation: "Montana HB 5 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jim Keane"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-08-30"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d51a6fb-0062-4e63-a717-be7731cfa7a4"
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=LC0266&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "f8afe54e35b5dc01c450808a906eee766b34908bee9c9470f2bd030537d031c5"
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 5 (2017) — Long-range building appropriations

## 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/HB0005.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **88–11** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **41–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–3** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **84–16** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jim Keane — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-08-30** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-28** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-12-02** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-08** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-30** Hearing
- **2017-01-31** Hearing
- **2017-02-09** Scheduled for Executive Action
- **2017-02-09** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-20** Hearing
- **2017-03-21** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-22** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-30** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-30** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-31** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-01** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-06** Hearing
- **2017-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-10** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-10** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2d51a6fb-0062-4e63-a717-be7731cfa7a4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).