---
type: "Bill"
title: "Create voluntary contribution account to acquire public access easements"
description: "Create voluntary contribution account to acquire public access easements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 597"
citation: "Montana HB 597 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Fish and Wildlife", "Recreation/Parks/Sports", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making", "State Lands"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alan Doane"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 61
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-11-29"
last_action: "2017-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e22fb37-fc24-46b6-9aa8-89b777e77aa2"
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=LC1182&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "e996badd174aa76a303f72c2e81dd58e1d70afcbaac54c0272143b56c899979a"
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 597 (2017) — Create voluntary contribution account to acquire public access easements

## 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/HB0597.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **48–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **96–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–4** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Alan Doane — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-29** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-12** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-22** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-01-27** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-01-30** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-01-30** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-01** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-02-01** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-02** Draft Back for Requester Changes
- **2017-02-02** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-02-04** Draft On Hold
- **2017-03-08** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-03-08** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-03-08** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-09** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2017-03-09** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-09** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-09** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-10** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-10** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-10** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-10** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-14** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-15** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-15** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-22** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-28** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-28** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-28** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-29** Hearing
- **2017-03-29** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **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`
- **2017-04-10** Hearing
- **2017-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-18** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-19** Returned to House
- **2017-04-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-09** 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/7e22fb37-fc24-46b6-9aa8-89b777e77aa2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).