---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Sec. A"
description: "Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Sec. A"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 642"
citation: "Montana HB 642 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Economic Development", "Legislature"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brad Tschida"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2016-11-08"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2a979915-86c5-49f2-9ef9-eef2aebfb68f"
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=LC0679&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "0d7ec498f030d25906586bb26bbec6e645f810cf89ebd3ea0e654af71e90bdd5"
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 642 (2017) — Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Sec. A

## 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/HB0642.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Pass — **95–4** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **97–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **43–3** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **98–2** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **45–4** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **17–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Brad Tschida — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-11-08** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-10** Draft On Hold
- **2017-03-17** Draft Taken Off Hold
- **2017-03-17** 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 [CMD]
- **2017-03-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-18** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-18** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-20** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-20** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-22** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-22** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-22** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-22** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-24** Hearing
- **2017-03-27** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-28** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **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`
- **2017-04-05** Hearing
- **2017-04-05** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-05** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-05** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-04-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-08** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-20** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-20** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-04-21** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-21** 3rd Reading Passed as Amended by Senate `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-21** 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`
- **2017-05-07** 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/2a979915-86c5-49f2-9ef9-eef2aebfb68f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).