---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise entitlement share laws"
description: "Revise entitlement share laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 565"
citation: "Montana HB 565 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Local Finance (see also: City Finance; County Finance)", "Local Government (see also: City Subjects; County Subjects)", "Revenue", "Local", "Taxation (Generally)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Rob Cook"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-12-03"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41d3231e-232f-44a0-9a51-bd939fc97b5b"
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=LC1592&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "7809e86126e3e0011c5118c605f964bf58559af3c3da34724d29067ea2ddd87d"
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 565 (2017) — Revise entitlement share 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/HB0565.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **44–6** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **37–13** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Rob Cook — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received
- **2017-01-22** Fiscal Note Probable
- **2017-02-04** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-15** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-02-15** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-02-16** Draft in Edit
- **2017-02-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-02-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-02-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-02-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-02-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-02-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-02-23** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-23** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-07** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-07** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-08** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-14** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-20** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-21** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-21** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-21** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-03-22** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-30** 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** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **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/41d3231e-232f-44a0-9a51-bd939fc97b5b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).