---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise budget consultation between public defender offices"
description: "Revise budget consultation between public defender offices"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 65"
citation: "Montana HB 65 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Finance (see also: Appropriations; Taxation Subjects)", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kenneth L Holmlund"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2016-09-13"
last_action: "2017-03-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9385ce-8dfc-453c-9a92-b298b5267457"
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=LC0437&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "5b6b14e81bbdd39b96546e21564141318210761c8a645e83ece9f9e807511a66"
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 65 (2017) — Revise budget consultation between public defender offices

## 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/HB0065.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **97–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **99–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Kenneth L Holmlund — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-10-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-10-12** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-10-14** Draft in Edit
- **2016-10-18** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [SMH]
- **2016-10-18** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-11-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-11-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-11-07** Executive Director Review
- **2016-11-07** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-11-09** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-09** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-09** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-06** Hearing
- **2017-01-11** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-12** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-12** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-01-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-13** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-13** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-16** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-16** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-26** Hearing
- **2017-02-03** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-03** Committee Report--Bill Concurred
- **2017-02-07** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-07** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-02-08** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-08** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-08** Returned to House
- **2017-02-09** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-02-10** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-02-10** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-02-14** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-02-14** Signed by President
- **2017-02-15** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-02-23** Returned with Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-03-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-10** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-13** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-13** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-13** Transmitted to Senate for Consideration of Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-03-16** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-16** 2nd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-17** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-03-17** 3rd Reading Governor's Proposed Amendments Adopted `amendment-passage, amendment-amendment`
- **2017-03-17** Returned to House Concurred in Governor's Proposed Amendments
- **2017-03-20** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Sent to Enrolling
- **2017-03-20** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-03-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-03-22** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-03-23** Signed by President
- **2017-03-24** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-31** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8b9385ce-8dfc-453c-9a92-b298b5267457`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).