---
type: "Bill"
title: "Generally revise laws related to invasive species"
description: "Generally revise laws related to invasive species"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 622"
citation: "Montana HB 622 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Environmental Protection", "Fish and Wildlife", "Indians", "Rule Making", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mike Cuffe"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-12-12"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa8beb4c-235b-4f59-a4a3-1132aa0f12e8"
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=LC2164&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "897d4d5927b2e79a017efaea1c9e48b16e5b34283af5e641d5484d623c072a4a"
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 622 (2017) — Generally revise laws related to invasive species

## 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/HB0622.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Noland D/PASS — **93–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **15–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **12–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **99–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Mike Cuffe — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-12-12** Draft Request Received
- **2016-12-17** Draft On Hold
- **2017-02-27** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-03-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-16** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2017-03-17** Draft in Legal Review
- **2017-03-17** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-20** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-20** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-21** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-21** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-24** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-03-27** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-03-30** Printed - New Version Available
- **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`
- **2017-04-07** Hearing
- **2017-04-07** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-08** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-04-11** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-11** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-12** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-12** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-13** Returned to House
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-04-20** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-26** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-07** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-08** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa8beb4c-235b-4f59-a4a3-1132aa0f12e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).