---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise victims' rights laws"
description: "Generally revise victims' rights laws"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 600"
citation: "Montana HB 600 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Crimes", "Criminal Procedure (see also: Law Enforcement)", "Revenue", "State", "Rule Making"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank Garner"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 60
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2016-12-03"
last_action: "2017-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/442a2776-c740-40ed-b407-8ac57c557fbd"
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=LC1503&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "02d15df8772ec85a3d6bc523cd86bf2bf13c19d615900cea321d965a0e30f13c"
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 600 (2017) — Generally revise victims' rights 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/HB0600.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **9–2** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Swandal D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **64–36** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **88–12** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **61–39** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **60–40** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–5** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **11–8** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Frank Garner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-03** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-09** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-06** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-10** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-03-10** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-13** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2017-03-14** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-14** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-14** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-14** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-14** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-14** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-14** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-15** 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`
- **2017-03-20** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-21** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-03-22** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-27** Hearing
- **2017-03-28** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-30** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-30** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-03-31** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-31** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-31** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-04-01** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-04-03** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-05** Hearing
- **2017-04-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-11** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-11** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-12** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-18** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-18** 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/442a2776-c740-40ed-b407-8ac57c557fbd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).