---
type: "Bill"
title: "Revise public defender system and provide for a director hired by DOA"
description: "Revise public defender system and provide for a director hired by DOA"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 77"
citation: "Montana HB 77 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement (see also: Criminal Procedure)", "Public Officers and Employees", "State Government"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Randy Brodehl"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 93
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2016-09-13"
last_action: "2017-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31203915-92f7-49fe-824f-5c0c552432b8"
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=LC0432&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "c80314c1851756df40f62b39eaceb6e29455c8bca8324901141d7b4f45e57db6"
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 77 (2017) — Revise public defender system and provide for a director hired by DOA

## 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/HB0077.pdf)

## Votes

- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **18–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–1** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN AS AMENDED — **11–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **48–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur as Amended — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-1 Swandal D/PASS — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **100–0** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **19–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **94–6** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS AS AMENDED — **22–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **98–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Randy Brodehl — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-13** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-19** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-19** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-22** Draft in Edit
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-30** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-11-30** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-05** Draft Back for Redo
- **2016-12-05** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-12-06** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [KWK]
- **2016-12-07** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-07** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-08** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-12** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-12** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-12** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-02** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-03** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-03** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-05** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-05** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-06** Sponsor Rebuttal to Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-16** Hearing
- **2017-02-08** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-08** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-09** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-09** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-10** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-10** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-10** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-10** Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-14** Hearing
- **2017-02-15** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-02-16** Committee Report--Bill Passed as Amended `committee-passage`
- **2017-02-16** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-02-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-02-18** 2nd Reading Passed `reading-2`
- **2017-02-18** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-02-18** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-02-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-02-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-02-20** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-02-21** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-02-21** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-10** Hearing
- **2017-03-14** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-15** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-03-15** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-03-15** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-03-20** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-03-25** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-03-25** 2nd Reading Concurred `reading-2`
- **2017-03-25** Taken from 2nd Reading; Rereferred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-31** Hearing
- **2017-04-04** Committee Executive Action--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Committee Report--Bill Concurred as Amended
- **2017-04-04** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-05** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-04-06** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-04-06** 2nd Reading Concurred as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-04-06** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-04-07** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-04-07** 3rd Reading Concurred `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-04-07** Returned to House with Amendments
- **2017-04-10** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-04-12** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-04-19** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-04-19** 2nd Reading Senate Amendments Concurred `amendment-passage, reading-2, amendment-amendment`
- **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
- **2017-04-21** Printed - Enrolled Version Available
- **2017-04-21** Returned from Enrolling
- **2017-04-27** Signed by Speaker
- **2017-04-29** Signed by President
- **2017-05-01** Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-08** 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/31203915-92f7-49fe-824f-5c0c552432b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).