---
type: "Bill"
title: "Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D"
description: "Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 650"
citation: "Montana HB 650 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation Process", "Appropriations (see also: State Finance)", "Corrections", "Motor Vehicles (see also: Taxation--Trans; Traffic Regulations; Transportation)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy Brodehl"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 59
vote_count: 11
first_action: "2016-11-08"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dd3da6df-af49-4e1d-9e47-fa5ec6cdee23"
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=LC0681&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "f4fc4a07f72ee3f4a5f17643aebb7946f4748fdd17072b8c81570f30b03351f7"
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 650 (2017) — Implement the provisions of the general appropriations bill Section D

## 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/HB0650.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **68–32** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **80–20** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Hoven D/PASS — **23–27** (fail) · legislature
- DO PASS — **20–2** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-2 Osmundson D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-3 Osmundson D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **72–28** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **31–19** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **73–27** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-001 Hamlett D/PASS — **46–52** (fail) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **34–16** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Randy Brodehl — 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
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Edit
- **2017-03-20** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2017-03-20** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2017-03-21** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2017-03-21** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2017-03-21** Executive Director Review
- **2017-03-22** Draft in Assembly
- **2017-03-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-22** Executive Director Final Review
- **2017-03-22** Draft Ready for Delivery
- **2017-03-22** Draft Delivered to Requester
- **2017-03-23** Introduced `introduction`
- **2017-03-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** 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`
- **2017-03-28** Sponsors Engrossed
- **2017-03-28** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-29** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-29** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **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
- **2017-04-12** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-12** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-13** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-13** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-13** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-13** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Failed `amendment-failure`
- **2017-04-13** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-13** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-18** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-19** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **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
- **2017-04-25** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-25** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-11** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dd3da6df-af49-4e1d-9e47-fa5ec6cdee23`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).