---
type: "Bill"
title: "Establishing David L. Briese Jr memorial highway"
description: "Establishing David L. Briese Jr memorial highway"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 509"
citation: "Montana HB 509 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Highways and Roads", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jimmy Patelis"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2016-12-05"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48859a8e-7d16-4838-8755-2ffe9780f0cb"
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=LC1820&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "4d1b6c7125d8ab4e135f1da1bbcfaf2f553647df0249e13383d12f5a33e7c8d5"
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 509 (2017) — Establishing David L. Briese Jr memorial highway

## 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/HB0509.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **42–8** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **43–7** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **9–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Jimmy Patelis — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-05** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-20** Draft On Hold
- **2017-01-27** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-01-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-29** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-07** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-08** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-08** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-08** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-09** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-09** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-09** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-09** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-17** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-17** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-17** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-17** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-18** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-18** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-22** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-23** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-24** Hearing
- **2017-02-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-25** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-02-25** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-27** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-27** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-28** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-28** 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`
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Returned to House
- **2017-03-22** 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`
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48859a8e-7d16-4838-8755-2ffe9780f0cb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).