---
type: "Bill"
title: "General revise laws on secretary of state's business services"
description: "General revise laws on secretary of state's business services"
jurisdiction: "us/states/mt"
legislature: "Montana Legislature"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 80"
citation: "Montana HB 80 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations/Partnerships/Associations", "Documents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Willis Curdy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 51
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2016-09-02"
last_action: "2017-02-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/25927d67-5bad-4966-a37e-7390ec7098d1"
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=LC0347&P_CHPT_NO=&Z_ACTION=Find&P_SBJT_SBJ_CD=&P_ENTY_ID_SEQ="
source_hash: "bf389d2ea228cd44315f157a428cde42ec2251e7c9bf97be902acc4d1f5e707b"
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 80 (2017) — General revise laws on secretary of state's business services

## 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/HB0080.pdf)

## Votes

- Do Concur — **50–0** (pass) · legislature
- Do Concur — **49–0** (pass) · legislature
- BE CONCURRED IN — **10–0** (pass) · legislature
- AMD-002 Curdy D/PASS — **99–1** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass As Amended — **83–17** (pass) · legislature
- Do Pass — **69–22** (pass) · legislature
- DO PASS — **19–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Willis Curdy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2016-09-02** Draft Request Received
- **2016-11-24** Draft to Requester for Review
- **2016-11-28** Draft in Legal Review
- **2016-11-29** Draft in Edit
- **2016-12-02** Draft to Drafter - Edit Review [CMD]
- **2016-12-06** Draft in Input/Proofing
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Final Drafter Review
- **2016-12-08** Bill Draft Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-08** Executive Director Review
- **2016-12-08** Draft in Assembly
- **2016-12-08** Pre-Introduction Letter Sent
- **2016-12-13** Introduced `introduction`
- **2016-12-13** Introduced Bill Text Available Electronically
- **2016-12-27** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-02** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-10** Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-11** Hearing
- **2017-01-13** Committee Executive Action--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-16** Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-17** Committee Report--Bill Passed `committee-passage`
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-17** Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-01-18** Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Motion to Amend Carried
- **2017-01-18** 2nd Reading Passed as Amended `reading-2`
- **2017-01-18** Printed - New Version Available
- **2017-01-19** Revised Fiscal Note Requested
- **2017-01-20** Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- **2017-01-20** 3rd Reading Passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-01-20** Transmitted to Senate
- **2017-01-23** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Referred to Committee `referral-committee`
- **2017-01-23** Revised Fiscal Note Received
- **2017-01-23** Revised Fiscal Note Signed
- **2017-01-25** Revised Fiscal Note Printed
- **2017-02-02** 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`
- **2017-02-17** Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-02-17** Chapter Number Assigned

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/25927d67-5bad-4966-a37e-7390ec7098d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Montana legislature records).