---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise public accountant laws"
description: "Generally revise public accountant laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 500"
citation: "Montana HB 500 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Professions and Occupations A-D"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adam Hertz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-26"
last_action: "2017-04-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54ac5b08-f166-4a80-a745-985de4454b6e"
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=LC2246&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "b930dc494bec5411c0c0788b1a41118604180b46612c90afa7147cf7f130550c"
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 500 (2017) — Generally revise public accountant 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/HB0500.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **99–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Adam Hertz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-26** Draft Request Received
- **2017-02-11** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-13** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-14** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-15** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-15** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-15** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-15** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-16** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-16** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-16** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-17** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Hearing
- **2017-02-20** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-20** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-22** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-22** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-23** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-23** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-23** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-24** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-15** Hearing
- **2017-03-16** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-16** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-22** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-22** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-22** Returned to House
- **2017-03-23** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-24** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-24** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-27** Signed by President
- **2017-03-27** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-06** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-04-06** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/54ac5b08-f166-4a80-a745-985de4454b6e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).